ICC president Abbas wants Pakistan players in IPL

International Cricket Council president Zaheer Abbas has said that he would ask the BCCI top brass to consider having Pakistani players in the IPL. Abbas, a former Pakistan skipper, will be in India on the invitation of BCCI president Anurag Thakur to watch the IPL final in Bengaluru. Abbas said if Pakistani players were picked for the IPL, “it would raise the importance and status of the league”. Abbas also called for the revival of the bilateral ties between Pakistan and India. He said everyone wanted to see Pakistan and India play against each other as it’s the most-watched cricket contest in the world. “I think all hurdles in the way of having a bilateral series should be removed,” he said.