Heard from whom ?
That does not make sense. If IPL has been using Pak players' names to promote the tournament, wouldnt they want the Pak players to play ??
Dekh merey PUI, lets agree on one thing. Most of the 11 Pakistani players avaiable in the auction are the most in demand players in the world right now and teams would do anything to get players like Afridi, Gul, Umar Akmal, Imaran nazir etc. So people who agree with Mr Lalit Modi that Pakistan players were not picked just like any other player who was not picked are either stupid or they think others are stupid.
Now IPL franchises have al the right to pick whoever they want to pick, afterall they are investing huge amount of $$. The ponit is that this development didn't happen overnight. Political climate has not become unstable all of a sudden. It was equally unstable when Pakistan players were asked to submit their paperwork. Why didn't anyone tell Pakistani players at that time that they will not be picked.