For Pakistani players playing in IPL Akram claims PCB

On Wednesday Former Pakistani Capton Wasim Akram claims Pakistan Cricket Board, preventing Pakistani players from participating in the second edition of the Indian Premier League was Pakistan Cricket Board, and not the Foreign Ministry. "Actors, cricketers, singers are not politicians. They are loved by all. I don`t think they need to worry about security,".

Former Pakistani left-arm pacer Akram said "As per my understanding, our foreign ministry did not show the red light to the Pak players. I don`t know why the PCB has done this," he said "The foreign office had left it to the PCB and the sports ministry to decide. It did not mean players should be barred from playing. This is not a solution,"

He also blamed the PCB for losing the Champions Trophy venue, which has been shifted out of the country. "When the Champions Trophy was scrapped last September, the PCB should have started its mission to woo member nation’s rightaway. The PCB did not take things seriously. It should have sent envoys to all the playing nations to convince them that Pakistan is safe. Effectively, Pakistan have now become a cricketing outcast," Akram said.

 

For the Oval Test controversy which was recently reverted to an England win by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after initially declaring it as a draw he also blamed former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and umpire Darrell Hair.