his newspaper column<\/a> in India will further inflame the situation and add to the pressure on the franchise.<\/p>\n\u201cThe furore created by the acquisition of a Pakistani player by the Indian owner of a franchise in the Hundred is hardly surprising,\u201d he wrote. \u201cEver since the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, Indian franchise owners have simply ignored Pakistani players for the IPL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough belated, the realisation that the fees that they pay to a Pakistani player, who then pays income tax to his government which buys arms and weapons, indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians is making Indian entities refrain from even considering having Pakistani artistes and sportspersons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether it is an Indian entity or an overseas subsidiary of the entity that is making the payment, if the owner is Indian then he or she is contributing to the Indian casualties. It\u2019s as simple as that. Daniel Vettori, the coach of the team in the Hundred who hails from New Zealand, may not understand this simple dynamic and so may have wanted some Pakistani players in his team, but surely the owner should have had an understanding of the situation and discouraged the purchase.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs winning a tournament in a format that no other country plays in much more important than Indian lives?<\/p>\n
\u201cIt won\u2019t be a surprise that for every game that this team plays, whether at home or away, there will be massive demonstrations by Indian fans protesting at this hard-to-believe buying. In fact, it won\u2019t be a surprise that despite having some of the most attractive stroke-makers in their team, the crowds may stay away and show their disapproval of the decision. There\u2019s still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abrar could still miss the Hundred. Pakistan\u2019s international commitments (a tour to England) clash with the Hundred and the Pakistan Cricket Board has strict policies about granting permission for their players to appear in overseas leagues.<\/p>\n
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