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Pakistani Players, who played in IPL?
Pakistani players have been banned from playing in the world’s biggest T20 league Indian Premier (IPL), since 2008. The main reason for that is because of the 2008 Mumbai attack by the terrorist and since then, Pakistani Players being banned from the IPL.
In 2009 the Pakistani Government allowed the players to play in the IPL but BCCI and the Indian government clearly denied that they don’t want any Pakistani Players in IPL and recently, they even refused to go to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.
Both BCCI and PCB authorities argued during the recently held ACC meeting about who should get to host the event. The Asia Cup will be shifted out of Pakistan, as stated publicly by BCCI Secretary and ACC President Jay Shah.
It did not go over well with the Pakistan Cricket Board or the nation’s struggling economy. Both the current PCB chairman Najam Sethi and the previous PCB chief Ramiz Raja criticized Shah for his comments. Rohit Sharma and the company won’t visit Pakistan, though, as the BCCI has made very plain.
Many Pakistani cricketers participated in the IPL’s first season. However, the horrific 26/11 attacks followed, in which 10 attackers kept Mumbai, hostage for nearly 3 days. They carried out unparalleled levels of murder, bombing, and arson.
Pakistani players were prohibited from competing in the IPL as a result of the deteriorating relations between the two nations as a result of this. The attack’s perpetrators and organizers are still at large in Pakistan. This wasn’t the first time Pakistan had used terrorists to strike India.
Pakistani Players who played in IPL
| Players Name | IPL Team |
|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Umar Gul | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Salman Butt | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Shoaib Malik | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mohammad Asif | Delhi Daredevils |
| Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals |
| Kamran Akmal | Rajasthan Royals |
| Younis Khan | Rajasthan Royals |
| Misbah ul Haq | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Shahid Afridi | Deccan Chargers |
Deccan Chargers gave him a hefty amount of money as they bought him for 2.71 crores. He was one of the most expensive players in the first season of the IPL but failed to deliver the performance he did in the first T20 World Cup. He took 9 wickets and scored 81 runs in 10 matches. Deccan charger at that time looked the strongest side on paper but finished at the last spot.
Delhi Daredevils bought the former Pakistani king of swing bowler Mohammad Asif for 2.6 Crore. He played 8 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches and picked 8 wickets in the tournament. The bowling lineup of Delhi was legendary. He was paired with the legendary Australian pace bowler Glen Mcgrath and also with New Zealand’s bowling all-rounder Daniel Vettori. Later in 2011, he was banned from international cricket for match-fixing and bowling a planned no balls in the test match against England.
Recently he also posted a tweet of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers talking about him-
He was one of the players who were in a talk and all teams wanted him in their team because he had a great batting record and captaincy record. Daredevils bought him for 2 Crore, but he failed to score in any matches as he just scored 52 runs in 7 matches and picked only 2 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders picked Shoaib Akhtar for 1.7 Crore. Which was a huge bid at that time. He played only Three IPL matches in which he took 5 wickets. His best performance was against the Delhi Daredevils side, which is known as Delhi Captial now. He took 4 wickets in that match and scored 2 runs.
Younis Khan was one of the top batsmen in the year from 2005-2012. He was bought for 90 Lakhs by Rajasthan Royals, but he played only one match in which he scored 3 runs. He was not meant for the T20 matches because he used to be a technical batsman who took his time to play shots.
Umar Gul
He was the best bowler in the first T20 world cup and took 13 wickets in that world cup and still, not many teams bid for him at that time. Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for 60.2 Lakhs and he performed well for them as he picked 12 wickets in 6 matches and his best figure was 4/23 in 4 overs.
Mishabh ul Haq
The player who almost snatched the T20 title from India came into the Indian Premier League with a finishing status. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for around 50 Lakhs but failed to live up to his status as a good finisher as he only scored 117 runs in 8 matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for 40 Lakhs. They had already bought 3 Pakistani players for their team and Hafeez was the fourth one, but he could not show his All-rounder skills. He picked up only 2 wickets and scored just 64 runs.
Salam Butt was one of the few Pakistani players who was able to show his skills in IPL as he scored 193 runs in 7 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders. They bought him for 40 Lakhs. He was another Ex- Pakistani player who was banned for the match-fixing alongside Mohammad Asif and Amir.
He was one of the best players in the tournament’s first edition, as he became the first purple cap holder in the history of IPL. He was bought for 40 lakhs by Rajasthan Royals and picked 22 wickets. He also played a crucial part in batting, where he came on 1st down in some matches and also he hit the title-winning run in the final against Chennai Super Kings.
He was one of the most aggressive batsmen in the T20 at that point in time, with a strike rate above 125, which used to be good. His performance was average, scoring 128 runs in 6 matches for Rajasthan Royals, who bought him for 60 Lakhs.
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