While there is denial of any knowledge of any directive on one side, there are allegations that more than just sport was at play during the IPL 3 auctions.
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S.M. Krishna, External Affairs Minister of India, denied that the Indian government had any hand in the IPL 3 auctions seeing none of the Pakistan cricketers picked. He asked the people across the border to note the perceptible difference when the Indian government was not responsible for the selections for the IPL or even the running of the IPL, a sentiment echoed by India's Sports Minister, M.S. Gill.
However, Pakistan is not buying the agreement. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, is not in agreement with the Indian Commission who earlier stated that, "Pakistan should introspect on the reasons which have put a strain on relations between India and Pakistan, and have adversely impacted on peace, stability and prosperity in the region" with the counter argument using the very statement, "It is clear from the press release of the Indian High Commission that the decision to not include Pakistani cricketers was influenced by variables extraneous to sports and the press release is self-explanatory as to why the cricketers were not included in the bidding process. It is ironic that instead of requesting sporting agencies to resolve the issue, India is again engaging in blame game, point scoring and continuing its unwillingness to resolve bilateral issues through dialogue and peaceful means," to quote an article on the story by the Pakistan newspaper, Dawn.
It is clear that this issue is not likely to simmer down easily.
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