Future Of Lahore Badshah
(Saad Mehmood, Islamabad)
Future Of Lahore Badshah Of
ICL After Mumbai Terror Attack?
The Pakistani cricketers of the
Lahore Badshah team that won the Indian Cricket League (ICL) this season are
still waiting for their prize money and other dues totalling around from 40
million rupees.
Some of the players who played for the Lahore team confirmed that they still
have to get the payment for winning the ICL Twenty20 championship plus other
individual bonuses.
"We had to leave India in an emergency in November due to the tense conditions
after the Mumbai blasts and the league (ICL Twenty20 world series) was halted
midway," a player said.
"There was no time for the organisers to distribute the money to us," he added.
According to the terms and conditions of the contracts, the Pakistani players
will have to be available/play a minimum number of days in the league to get
their contractual fees per annum.
"Even our participation in the ICL whenever it is held in India appears remote
unless conditions between Pakistan and India improve soon. So we are not sure
about our future in the ICL at the moment or when the payment would be made,"
one player said.
"The situation is unless we are able to make ourselves available for the ICL and
play in the matches we can't expect any more payments from our contract for the
moment," he added.
Sources said Badshah captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and coach Moin Khan had been in
touch with the ICL organisers to ensure their players were not hit financially
even if the ICL resumes and Pakistani players cannot go to India.