How can you call the decision by Indian government to not allow its cricket team in Pakistan after what happened to Sri Lanka cricket team. Imagaine if that had happened to Indian cricket team.. would have been another Indo Pak war.
It was the right decision after the Mumbai attacks, both sides of the border people were fuming. Indian because of the attacks and Pakistani's because of the way Indian media was pointing fingers at Pakistan.
I don't think any of the players really wanted to go to Pakistan either.
Few points
The attacks on Sri Lankan players happend in 2009
India was supposed to tour in December 2008, it backed out of a contract. In legal terms, it is equal to Pakistan backing out of their obligation to play IPL 2.
Hence your statement "
after what happened to Sri Lanka cricket team" unless you are suggesting that India knew the attacks were going to happen on the Sri Lankan team in 2009
I find the argument Pakistan won the T20 WC so their players should have been considered quite silly. Primarily because :
1. T20 is very much unpredictable game. On a day any team can upset any team. The best example for how much past performances in T20 as a team are reliable indicators of future performances was evident from IPL 1 and 2. BRC and DC who finished the last in IPL 1 competed in the finals in IPL 2. Rajasthan Royals who won IPL 1 convincingly looked completely out of depth in IPL 2.
2. Pakistan won the T20 cup one year back. In International cricket 1 year is a long time. I don't think Pakistan has done anything noteworthy since then. Remember after winning 07 T20 WC India started on a remarkable trail which culminated in them being both Test and ODI no.1 (although the latter has been since lost).
Ok I am happy to accept your assessment of Pakistani players ability at T20 cricket despite winning an ICL season, reaching two T20 finals and winning 1 if only you are able to provide me with a reasonable response as to why those players picked in this IPL 3
are better than the Pakistani players left out. Infact, this is the kind of debate I would love, because we are back to discussing cricket which is the point of this forum. I would love the argument that Pakistani players were left out based purely on merit or the lack of it. Go ahead my friend. I am all ears.
What you do not understand is IPL2 was a contract between players and the Franchises, absence of these players hurt the chances of these teams winning. These players occupied the slots of of limited foreign slots. The francises didn't care what PCB and BCCI did with each other, not to forget the fact that the IPL was held in South Africa. Why should these franchises put up with the same uncertainty again when they could not get any guarantee from BCCI/Government about the participation of the Pakistani players.
Maybe what you dont realize is that BCCI had a contractual obligation to play in Pakistan in 2008 and it backed out. The technical differences are irrelevant. The issue is, BCCI did not respect its obligation, and PCB did not allow its players to respect their obligation to play in IPL 2.
You can accuse me jingoism as much as you want but in my opinion you are the one who is affected by it and hurt because your national pride seems to be hurt because none of the pakistani players able to attract a single bid.
Mate, the meaning of jingoism iss the expression of extreme kind of patriotism that takes precedence over logic, reason, and notions of justice and fairness. Go check my posts, and tell me where I have
blindly defended Pakistan, Pakistani players, PCB, or anything to do with Pakistan unreasonably. Infact, I dont think anyone on this forum criticises Pakistani batsmen more than I do. I dont think anyone here criticises PCB more than I do.
In comparison, you have continued to defend this cheap political act on the part of BCCI/Latil Modi/Government despite knowing that what happened at the auction was unfair. I know you know it, and most Indian fans arguing here acknowledge it too..its just they cannot get themselves to come out and criticise their own cricket board, or their own cricketing authorities or hero Lalit Modi. But you know what mate, at times you have to rise above these petty issues and support whats just and fair.
I have a question for you that should end this discussion totally. If there was no IPL, instead there was a PPL and it attracted players from all over the world, and invited everyone for the auction, and then ignore all the Indian players, how would you react? I know how I would react, I would blast the hell out of PCB and the Pakistani franchises and PPL authorities for this cheap political act and disrespecting Indian cricketers. The same reaction I have now. But would your reaction still be the same? Would you still be justifying it by providing the lame "franchises decision/political turmoil" etc? Would you still accept the "official" response from the authorities of there being no controversy?
In fact, you dont have to answer this on this forum. Just answer it to yourself
