Mumbai: The Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla said things stand as they are in relation to the proposed India-Pakistan series, which was scheduled for this month. PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan had extended deadline for BCCI till Monday night to take a final call on the series.
But Shukla said that unless there is communication from the Indian government there is no scope for the series to go ahead. “India-Pakistan issue is the same thing. Unless we get a communication from the government, we can’t comment on the issue,” he said.
When asked if the decision whether to invite Pakistan players to play in IPL was different from the bilateral series between India and Pakistan, Shukla said, “Playing a series against Pakistan is altogether a different issue than having players in the IPL team. We have no issues with the Pakistan board. We have Pakistani umpires, commentators as well as support staff in IPL. But when its about players’ involvement, we need to talk to all the franchises and than take a decision. So, we can comment on their participation in the T20 league.”
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