IPL, BCCI blamed Pakistan's recent horror run in international cricket? Ex-pack cricketer makes explosive claim | Mint

Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif has indirectly made a spade at the Governing Council for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) because he has played a role lately in Men in Green’s horror run on the international cricket. After 12 Pakistani cricketers played in the first season of the IPL in 2008, the BCCI cricketers from all over the borders in the richest league in the world banned after the Mumbai terror attacks later that year. After Pakistan left the T20 World Championships in Group Phases last year, the men in Green also failed to reach the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After the Mohammad Rizwan-led team, the T20I and ODI series lost to New Zealand. Rashid Latif, who led Pakistan for a short time during his playing days, said the men in green ‘fog in the IPL’. “Obviously, we miss it (play in the IPL), if we were to play, then it increased the interest and business. Some broadcaster would definitely show it here if we play players,” Rashid Latif to Ians Sohail Tanveer, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan (Allhasthan Royals), Mohammad Asif, Shoaib, to Delhi Daredevils, Defiamad, Defiamad, Defiamad, Defiamad, defiamad, defiamad, said. Salman Butt, Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Akhtar (All Kolkata Knight Riders), Shahid Afridi (now decomposed Deccan Chargers) and Misbah-Haq (Royal Challengers Bangalore) were the Pakistan players who played in the 2008 IPL. Rashid Latif cites the examples of other countries, although Azhar Mahmood later played in IPL for Punjab Kings (2012) and KKR (2015), but he was under British citizenship. Rashid Latif also explained how other countries such as New Zealand, South Africa, Western India and Afghanistan benefited from playing in the IPL. ‘You are looking at the other countries in New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa. Players from these countries came to the IPL and played against the best players in the world. You have Pat Cummins, Jofra Archer and Kagiso Rabada, the best bowlers in the world bowling, the competition is high, so you learn a lot with a high class. And players do not want to leave such places. So, if you play in the IPL, the best league in the world, then you take it lightly if you go to other countries to play, “the former wicketkeeper said.” Afghanistan’s rise was also added by IPL, after Rashid Khan Noor Ahmad brought in, Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazhalaq Farooqi added.