IPL/100 politics (no replies)

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said Sunrisers Leeds' signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed "indirectly contributes to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians".

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Gavaskar's criticism centred on the Sunrisers ownership and Vettori, as he continued: "Whether it is an Indian entity or an overseas subsidiary of the entity that is making the payment, if the owner is Indian then he or she is contributing to the Indian casualties. It's as simple as that."

Gavaskar said he understood Vettori may not have understood the dynamic but that the franchise owner should have discouraged the purchase.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are due to play in the opening match of the new IPL season, away to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 28 March.

"There's still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail," Gavaskar added.

FFS. Why do we have to have this divisive sectarianism in our domestic game??