Foreign players would have had to choose between the Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League if the BCCI had decided to go ahead with a plan to isolate Pakistan in response to the Pulwama terror attack. However, after a lot of deliberation, the idea was dropped.
Marquee international players like AB De Villiers, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Carlos Brathwaite, Colin Ingram and Andrew Russell are part of the ongoing PSL tournament.
IMG Reliance had earlier pulled out as the producers of the Pakistan Super League in wake of the terror attack and DSport had suspended the telecast of the league in India.
Disinclined to forfeit the World Cup tie against Pakistan this June, the BCCI was working to join the government’s efforts to isolate it the way South Africa was ostracised by the world for Apartheid. Johri has written to the International Cricket Council urging cricketing nations to “sever ties with countries from which terrorism emanates”.
The CoA was initially unwilling to agree to the request because of security concerns. But Kohli informed that the England team travelled by train. The Indian players want a compartment to be blocked and booked for the players. The CoA was worried about travelling Indian fans mobbing the train but eventually, the committee agreed under the condition that the CoA or BCCI won’t be held responsible if anything untoward happens.
