Shoaib Akhtar Can’t Play in BCCI’s IPL : Big blow for SRK

Source: www.timesnow.tv

Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Chairman, Lalit Modi has said that banned cricketer Shoaib Akhtar can’t play in BCCI’s IPL unless he gets himself cleared from PCB’s 5-year ban. Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Kolkata Knightriders’ had bought Shoaib Akhtar for the tournament starting from April 18. Lalit Modi said,” Unless and until Shoaib gets himself cleared from the 5-year ban, he can’t play in IPL. We can’t allow a banned player to play in IPL. If one of our players would have been banned similarly we wouldn’t have liked him to play anywhere else. Ban on disciplinary grounds is a serious matter, till the time he is cleared, we will give the ‘Kolkata Knightriders’ an option to replace Shoaib with another player.” Meanwhile, Joy Bhattacharya, CEO Kolkata team said, “We are disappointed by the decision but it is not devastating. We respect the spirit of the game. We will abide by the IPL's decision.”