MUMBAI: Will they, won’t they? The flip-flop over Pakistani players’ participation in the 2010 Indian Premier League continues. A day after Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said he had no problems with Pakistani players playing in the IPL, he revoked the no-objection certificates granted to them earlier.

Taking an enough-is-enough stand, Butt said: “No Pakistan player will play in IPL this year. The insulting manner in which Pakistan players have been treated will not be tolerated.” He added that PCB was not following any government directive.

A statement issued by PCB on Friday stated: “All NOCs issued to Pakistani players for their participation in IPL-3 stand revoked. In future, if any player receives an invitation for participation in IPL events, PCB will decide the matter on a case-to-case basis after consulting the relevant government authorities.”

When Butt was reminded by TOI about his comments on Thursday, he said: “It (the permission to players) will be done only after consulting the (appropriate) government authorities. The Board will decide on the matter after personally looking into the case involving any individual.”

The PCB chief also told agencies, “The statements from P Chidambaram are very good and those of Bollywood figures like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan positive. But we expect an apology from IPL… Mr. Modi should follow what India’s home minister and sports minister have said.”

Source : Times of india