Re: IPL auction: Pakistani players ignored
SLAP on the face of whoever saying/thinking that IPL is a “private” event and it has “nothing to do with BCCI”. Pitty how BCCI can plead to Thakrey for Aussie players but wont do it for Pakistani players 
http://cricketnext.in.com/news/bcci-pleads-sena-chief-to-let-aussies-play-ipl/46815-13.html?from=lp
Mumbai: ICC vice-president and Union Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, pleading for an incident-free IPL.
CNN-IBN has learnt that the Shiv Sena has backed down from its earlier threat, and has now agreed to allow the IPL matches to be held peacefully in Mumbai. It had earlier threatened it would not allow Australian players in IPL teams to play on Mumbai’s soil, until attacks on Indians there stopped.
The IPL will also make a presentation on the issue before Thackeray, after which he would clarify whether the Sena would permit the Australians to take part.
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Pawar, along with BCCI President Shashank Manohar went to Thackeray’s residence Matoshri, where the two were closeted with the Sena chief for nearly two hours.
“We presented our viewpoint before Thackeray on this critical issue,” Manohar said. “We tried to convince him that only one or two Australian players will participate in the IPL matches and by not allowing all IPL matches it’s the state players (Marathi players) who will lose ultimately.”
“We also explained the format of the IPL teams and matches and how there were one or two Australian players in each team. He agreed to consider the issue in a couple of days.”
The Indian cricket board is searching for a solution to the Shiv Sena’s threat of not allowing Australian cricketers at the Indian Premier League (IPL).
At the meeting also attended by Uddhav Thackeray, Pawar and Manohar urged the Sena to allow Australian cricketers to play in the tournament.
Sena MP and party mouthpiece Saamna’s editor Sanjay Raut said the final decision would be taken by Thackeray. “Two senior leader met today, they discussed issues pertaining to cricket. The final decision will be taken by the Shiv Sena chief.”
More than 20 Australians are playing in season three of the IPL, including Matthew Hayden, Shane Warne and Mike Hussey.
The Australian Cricketers Association had expressed reservations about the players’ security in Mumbai in light of the Sena’s threats.
