Throwing his weight behind banned Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan said that he would ask BCCI to review the decision of not allowing Shoaib to play in the IPL.
After the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Shoaib for five years, the BCC decided not to allow him to participate in the IPL until his ban is lifted.
“I will talk to Lalit Modi to reconsider the decision,” said Shah Rukh, who owns Kolkata Knight Riders team for which Shoaib was supposed to play.
“It is a ban related to his behaviour and I hope things get sorted out in our favour,” Shah Rukh said.
“Shoaib is a great player and I would like to have him back. I don’t know why he cannot play. I want him in the team as he is very important for Kolkata Knight Riders,” Shah Rukh said.
“I know I am allowed to take another player but I want Shoaib back,” the superstar said.
Earlier, Lalit Modi had commented,
“A big discussion on Akhtar has taken place. The decision of the Governing Council was very simple that Akhtar has been banned for a period of five years, he has appealed… and till the time he is cleared, the Governing Council will not be allowing Akhtar from playing in the IPL.”
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