Karachi: All-rounder Shahid Afridi on Wednesday made it clear that he was “not interested” in taking part in the Indian Premier League and said mere apologies could not compensate the humiliation the Pakistani players faced in the auction.
Earlier a website quoted Afridi that he has gotten over the anger at being “snubbed” in the IPL auction and was open to play in the Twenty20 event in future. The star cricketer on Wednesday took a different and more strident stand on his availability.
“I am not at all interested in taking part in the IPL. These issues of Pakistani cricketers should have been sorted out before the auction,” Afridi said.
“I have forgotten what happened in the IPL auction in Mumbai. But everybody in Pakistan is very disappointed and angry with the insult. So good luck to Modi and his IPL,” Afridi said.
All the 11 Pakistani players in the 67-strong pool went unsold in the glitzy auction in Mumbai on January 19, prompting angry reactions from Pakistan.
“Mere apology can’t compensate the humiliation Pakistan cricketers faced in the auction, where the cricketers were called,” Afridi said.
Afridi was also of the view that Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram’s statements have only vindicated Pakistan’s claim that their players were insulted.
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