as is mentioned in the article 67 candidates were there for 13 open slots...so the point of why franchisees not objecting to the original list defeats the purpose because they are not making the final selection. when weighed against the other players - they would want a maximum bang for buck so why risk on the player when their availabilty is a suspect?
all the 54 candidates who did not make the final cut - had something or the other against them - which does not mean that they should not have been included in the list
this does not holds. If franchises "asks" for some player 2 weeks ago (in fact 11 of them), chances are they are going to bid for them. What has changed b/w then and now will remain mystery. Players availability situation has not changed in these 2 weeks. they are AS LIKELY to play as they were 2 weeks ago.
anyways, I am happy at PCB's reaction of "what difference does it make to us?" ... like "I dont give a $hit". official body should always be politically correct and let other do talking and i guess this is what Modi (and IPL/BCCI) did. They tried to be politically correct by listing the Pakistani players but somehow made sure no one gets selected.