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Mumbai: Bollywood actress and IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals owner, Shilpa Shetty, today cleared the air from snubbing Pakistan player from auction for third edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Addressing media persons along with IPL Chief Commissioner Lalit Modi and other franchise owner, Shilpa said, “We don’t owe an explanation on our decision on Pak players.”
“We are not a small country and the decision was not a contrived one. There is nothing bigger than cricket but everything is getting murky,” Shetty said.
“I am very hurt and there have been hate mails also. We have lost some of the greatest players in the world, but why doesn’t anyone talk about Australia, England and so many others who were not picked in the auction?” she added.
She further said, “The reason for dropping Pak cricketers is understandable in current scenario.”
On the other hand, Lalit modi said that there was no conspiracy theory behind snubbing Pak players.
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Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, Lalit Modi and representative of other franchises were addressing a press conference here after tie up between IPL and Network 18�s entertainment channel Colors for post match coverage.
It is worth mentioning here that IPL snub has taken diplomatic hue and sparked off debate among Pakistan and Indian media. Pakistan Cable operators have announced to boycott the coverage of IPL matches while senior players have called for snapping all sports tie with India.
Shilpa Shetty on IPL snub: We don’t owe explanation on Pak players :: Samay Live