No one trust Pakistani players? Pakistani players missing from 'Hundred' league

No Pakistan player was selected in the player draft for the 2025 season of England's leading cricket league 'The Hundred'. 45 Pakistani players had registered their names in the draft. But no team bet on them. This situation is especially surprising, because in the last season, Pakistani players attracted the attention of the audience with good performance. Players like Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi had played in this league.

Pakistani players missing from 'The Hundred' league

This year there has been a significant change in The Hundred. The England and Wales Cricket Board allowed outside investment in the franchise model of the league and now four of the eight franchises are owned by IPL teams. After this change, the question is arising whether Pakistani players have suffered this loss due to the presence of IPL franchises. Especially, since the Mumbai attacks, Pakistani players are not allowed to play in the IPL. Now his disappearance from 'The Hundred' is raising a new question.

Soft Ban has been imposed on Pakistani players

However, it is also worth noting that the other four franchises, who are not owned by the IPL, also did not pick Pakistani players. South Africa's SA20 league also has IPL owners of all the teams. Not a single Pakistani player has got a place there so far. Questions are now being raised on whether a "soft ban" has been imposed on Pakistani players while the ECB had earlier said that presence of their partners would not be affected.