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Pakistan players likely to be auctioned for IPL 6 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT The decision to resume Indo-Pak bilateral cricketing ties is likely to clear the decks for top Pakistan cricketers to again be a part of auctions in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. After the Working Committee cleared the three ODI and two T20 series against Pakistan, there has been a growing feeling among the BCCI members that Pakistan players should now be allowed to play in the IPL. A proposal in this regard may be tabled when the working committee meets next. “It’s bad luck that Champions League T20 has been shifted to South Africa or else Sialkot Stallions would have played here before the national team. Now with government also giving go-ahead, the general feeling among members is that Pakistan players should be allowed to be part of next IPL auctions,” a senior BCCI working committee member preferring anonymity told PTI today. “If you follow the trend, a positive decision will certainly be on cards when the working committee meets next time. It wasn’t for any reason that PCB president Zaka Ashraf had been invited to watch the IPL final,” the official added. The Pakistan players were a part of IPL-I with Sohail Tanveer, playing for Rajasthan Royals, getting the ‘Purple Cap’. Shaid Afridi, Umar Gul, Mohammed Hafeez and Umar Akmal will be some of the sought after players if the BCCI agrees to open doors for Pakistan players.

Sri Lanka announce squad for ODI series against India Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:29 AM PDT Left-arm pacer Isuru Udana, who is is yet a make his debut in one-dayers, has been included in Sri Lanka’s 15-member squad for the five ODIs against India which gets underway from Saturday. The 24-year-old Udana, who has played six Twenty20 internationals for Sri Lanka, will join Chamara Kapugedera, Rangana Herath, who are also making a comeback in the team. Middle-order batsman Kapugedara, who last featured in the Asia Cup in March, was included in the squad, while left-arm spinner Herath, who was rested for the final three one-dayers against Pakistan, also made a comeback. Pacers Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Pradeep, and spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon, however, missed out from the squad that played against Pakistan. The Indians are due to arrive here on Wednesday. The first of the five one-day internationals would be played in the southern port town of Hambantota on July 21. (PTI) Squad: Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (c), Angelo Mathews (vc), T Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana.

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