Over the years, the BCCI has suspended several IPL franchises and kicked out others. It retains control of the competition. Would the ECB be strong enough to throw out a franchise in the future? This makes me doubt that.
You also wonder where this will end. What about British Pakistan players such as Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood who have all had issues getting visas to play for England in India. Will the Indian owned Hundred franchises put a red line through their names, too?
There is obviously no problem with teams picking players they think better suit their needs but let’s just keep an eye on that situation. Over the course of a few summers we will know whether there is an issue or not for British born Pakistan cricketers. That must not be allowed to happen.
Pakistan are playing in the West Indies during the Hundred so availability is an issue. The Pakistan board also has a habit of blocking its players from playing in overseas leagues so that is a problem too and both are genuine reasons for not wanting to sign its players.
But if they are not signed for political reasons we cannot allow that to happen in the UK because it will eventually affect our own players with Pakistani heritage. It will also damage Pakistan cricket as well and we cannot be a part of that.