Is ICC Sleeping: Inzamam On New Zealand Players Pulling Out Of Pak Series For IPL 2021
Mumbai: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticised ICC and questioned their silence on New Zealand allowing their main players to pull out of the upcoming Pakistan series for IPL 2021.
While Pakistan will have their first-choice players for the series, NZ will be missing out on the services of 7 players who are in the WC squad.
New Zealand Cricket has released its players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 and 7 players, including skipper Kane Williamson, will be in UAE to take part in the T20 league.
Annoyed by New Zealand players pulling out of the Pakistan series to play the IPL, former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has hit out at the ICC and questioned its silence on the matter.
According to Inzamam, players are giving importance to private leagues more than international cricket.
“Wherever the Pakistan team is going, they are not getting a chance to play against the main players. When we went to South Africa in April, they sent their players for the IPL. With the upcoming New Zealand series in Pakistan, eight NZ players have opted out of the tour to play IPL. Even in the recent England tour, the whole England team got changed due to COVID-19 in the camp,” Inzamam said on his Youtube channel.
“I feel that the Pakistan team is not getting proper practice because they are not getting to play against the main players. What is the ICC doing? What message are they trying to give? Players are giving importance to private leagues and not international cricket. It’s like degrading international cricket. If you see the whole sequence, it’s happening only against Pakistan,” he added.
Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner and Tim Seifert are the other players released by NZC. New Zealand will be captained by Tom Latham in both series. Interestingly, he is not a part of the T20 World Cup squad.
The second leg of IPL 2021 will be played in the UAE from September 19 to October 15. T20 World Cup 2021 is starting from 17 October. After the ICC event, New Zealand players will travel to India for the T20I and Test series against the hosts.
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