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Players like Tanvir should have been in RR's squad this year

 The Pakistani players went unsold in the third IPL auction here Tuesday as there were no takers for the stars of the World Twenty20 champion side.
The only ostensible reason for the Pakistanis not going under the hammer could be the uncertainty over their participation in view of the strained relation between the two sub-continental neighbours.
Pakistani players were barred from participating in the last edition in South Africa in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. However, their players were registered for auction this time after a delay in Pakistan government clearing them to play in the Twenty20 tournament and India granting them the visas.
There was a hushed silence when the name of the Pakistan Twenty20 World Cup star player Shahid Afridi, who was expected to be a top draw in the auction, was announced first up. After that it was clear that none of the Pakistanis would be picked, though Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram was said to be keen on getting fast bowling sensation Mohammad Aamer.
The Akmal brothers -- Kamran, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the first edition and Umar, who scored century on debut against New Zealand -- were among the favourites.
In all, eleven Pakistani players, including Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved and Imran Nazir, who were part of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), were in the auction list.
Pakistan players who went unsold were Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Rana Naved, Mohammad Aamer, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, and Sohail Tanvir.

There was a hushed silence when the name of the Pakistan Twenty20 World Cup star player Shahid Afridi, who was expected to be a top draw in the auction, was announced first up. After that it was clear that none of the Pakistanis would be picked, though Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram was said to be keen on getting fast bowling sensation Mohammad Aamer.

The Akmal brothers -- Kamran, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the first edition and Umar, who scored century on debut against New Zealand -- were among the favourites.

In all, eleven Pakistani players, including Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved and Imran Nazir, who were part of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), were in the auction list.

Pakistan players who went unsold were Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Rana Naved, Mohammad Aamer, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, and Sohail Tanvir.

Pakistan cricketers will not feature in IPL 2010 as their board has failed to obtain their visas before the deadline for confirmation of participation, the league's commissioner, Lalit Modi, has said. The franchises will now have to look for replacements for the Pakistan players they had signed, he said.

"We have been informed by the PCB that they have not been able to obtain the visas as of now. So we are not able to extend the deadline," Modi told the Times Now channel. "Today is the absolute deadline for confirmation of Pakistani players [to take part in the IPL]. The exchange window [ends] the day after tomorrow.

"Unfortunately, the Pakistani players are out and they will not be allowed to take part in the next IPL because we are handicapped by the fact that the exchange window is the day after tomorrow. We are informing the teams that they now can go for the replacement of the Pakistani players." 

All this bickering about absolute nothing. Pakistan is the best T-20 team in the world, statistically and their performance has shown that as well over a considerable period of time. So a league with international players but without the players from the world's best team in that format, does lack in game quality whether anyone admits it or not, its like having a golf major without Woods or a tennis grandslam without Federer, you might tell yourself, oh it was a success and a hit etc etc, but the fact remains that it could have been better had the best been there! : ) Good luck Pakistan : )