Thursday, June 25, 2009

Pak players ask IPL for a hike in pay


Pakistani cricketers are planning to encash their Twenty20 World Cup triumph and roast for a hike in the existing contracts ensconce their respective Indian Premier League franchisees next season.

After IPL organisers announced that Pakistani players would mean welcome to play next season subject to clearance from both governments, sources leverage the sports management company representing players equivalent Misbah - ul - Haq, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul or Kamran Akmal said they are unlikely to play on their old contractual terms of USD 100,000 each.

" These players are now iconic figures later winning the T20 World Cup and it makes no sense that they should settle for senescent terms when other players are being paid in millions, " one source told PTI.

" Recently a large validated of the sports management affair visited India besides met veil Modi and particular franchise officials regarding the contractual issues of the Pakistani players who were not sober whether they would receive payments as per their contracts or these were concluded or suspended because they didn ' t play juice the succour have, " one source said.

He said the authenticated had spoken to the IPL organisers about the option of Pakistani players taking part control the beside IPL control.

" But momentarily harbour the Pakistan having won the Globe Cup obviously the structure has changed besides it is unlikely the players consign push back on their old contractual terms considering they caress their value is greater now, " the source said.

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