IPL snub seems like punishment for Mumbai attacks: Imran

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Miffed with the Indian Premier
League franchises for ignoring Pakistani cricketers, former
captain Imran Khan said the snub seemed like a "collective
punishment" to people from across the border for the 2008
Mumbai terror attacks.

"Considering that Pakistan is the Twenty20 champion and
the rating of players like Shahid Afridi is very high, the
fact that none of them were considered by IPL is being
perceived in Pakistan as a part of a collective decision in
retaliation to Mumbai attacks," Imran said.
"Mumbai incident was condemned across the board but
somehow since then things have deteriorated on the sports
field. We have seen the deterioration," he added.
None of the 11 Pakistani cricketers put up for auction on
Tuesday found a buyer in the high-profile Twenty20 event,
causing an outrage in the neighbouring country.
Imran said the IPL snub is a reflection of the
deteriorating diplomatic ties between the two countries.
"The biggest sufferer of terrorism today is Pakistan.
There have been 500 blasts in Pakistan in 2009. The Pakistani
government blames India for terror in Balochistan just as
Indian government blames Pakistan," Imran told 'Headlines
Today'. More PTI PM
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