Sami, Saqlain, Mushtaq among 10 signing for ICL

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Karachi: Pakistan cricket has received a big jolt with 10 players, including fast bowler Mohammad Sami, reportedly joining the rebel Indian Cricket League.

Apart from Sami, spinners Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed are among those who have signed their contracts but an announcement will come from the ICL soon.

The decision by the 10 players to join the ICL despite the Pakistan Cricket Board imposing a domestic as well as international ban on the six players who had earlier joined the Essel group-backed venture last year is sure to cause worry within the establishment.

The authorities had hoped the domestic ban would serve as a deterrent to players approached by the ICL.

Sources said the ICL has signed the 10 players as it plans to field a team from Pakistan in its second tournament in March-April.

The other players said to have joined forces with the ICL include Imran Nazir, Hasan Raza, Naved Latif, Humayun Farhat, Riaz Afridi and Arshad Khan who is currently working as a member of the national junior selection committee.

Sami toured India recently while Nazir and Naved have recently played for Pakistan. Arshad toured India in 2005.

They will join Inzamam-ul-Haq, Imran Farhat, Abdul Razzaq, Shabbir Ahmed, Taufiq Umar and Azhar Mahmood in the ICL.

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Well saray achay aur senior players ICL mein chalay gaya iaur performance b de rahay hain...I think so PCB ko un peh BAN laganay ki bijayai thori sportsman spirit dikhani chahiyai aur apna Domestic cricket itna mazboot banayain k players aur kahin jayain na...players agar khailain ge nahi tu bhookain marain ge unko khailna tu hai afterall thats there way of income nahi tu unko jobs dain well paid...well PCB shud improve there infrastructure of domestic and start county cricket in Pakistan too...thnx 4 the info admin bro