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Pak players should have been picked up for IPL-3: SRK

NEW DELHI: As a perceived snub to Pakistani players by the Indian Premier League spark a spat between the neighbouring countries, Bollywood
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superstar Shah Rukh Khan, an IPL franchisee himself, believes they should have been picked.

"I truly believe they (Pakistan players) should have been chosen," Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), said.

Khan, however, said that since "some issues" were involved the matter could have been handled by the IPL "respectfully".

No Pakistani player was bought by the eight Indian clubs during an auction on Tuesday for the third edition of the glitzy IPL despite the Pakistan team being the reigning world champions in the Twenty20 format of the cricket tournament.

Rooting for the Pakistani players, Khan said they are the best T20 players in the world. "They are the champions, they are wonderful but somewhere down the line there is an issue and we can't deny it," he told a news channel.

Khan said it was humiliating to him as a KKR owner that no one bid for the Pakistani players despite them being put up for auction.

"We are known to invite everyone. We should have. If there were any issues, they should have been put on board earlier. Everything can happen respectfully," he said.

"Everyday we blame Pakistan, everyday Pakistan blames us. It is an issue," Khan, who had five players from Pakistan playing for KKR in IPL's first edition, said.

Khan felt that the youth should circumvent all that is said about India and Pakistan by the politicians and say, "It (Pakistan) is a great neighbour to have. We are great neighbours, They are good neighbours. Let us love each other."

"Let me be honest. My family is from Pakistan, my father was born there and his family is from there," he said.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/Pak-players-should-have-been-picked-up-for-IPL-3-SRK/articleshow/5495981.cms
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  1. Mr.Sharukh.. I think you should go to pakistan & reside there only. I dont know what kind people you are. After 26/11 also you are appreciating pakistan that they are great neighbors.. what a joke man..hehehe... i think you must be knowing the incident when sri lankan cricket team visited pakistan.. what happened world know..except you..hehehe.. you are IMPOSSIBLE man.. Your family might be from Pakistan but today if d world know you not because your family is from pakistan. i dont know why i am saying all this. its useless to say anything to people like you.. till the things are sorted out between these two countries its worthless to play cricket or any kind of game that too in India.You will not understand all this ask those people whose relatives died in MUMBAI incident..!!

    Hope something will go inside your cranial cavity.. n you will not give such rubbish remarks in future..!!
    Bye,tc n keep smiling dude.
    Kind Regards,
    Dr.K.S.Ravvi

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