Pakistani Players in IPL: IPL 2023 is starting from 31 March. Players from many countries along with India participate in this tournament. But the players of Pakistan are banned. Pakistan players are not playing in IPL since 2009. But in the first season of the tournament, a total of 11 players from Pakistan played. Many of these players had performed brilliantly. Pakistani veteran players Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanveer and Umar Gul participated in IPL 2008.
Pakistan’s legendary player Shoaib Akhtar played in IPL 2008. He was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders. Akhtar had played only 3 matches. During this he took 5 wickets. Shahid Afridi also played in IPL. He took 9 wickets along with scoring 81 runs in 10 matches. He was a part of Deccan Chargers. Umar Gul took 12 wickets in 6 matches of IPL. Shoaib Malik scored 51 runs in 5 innings. He also took 2 wickets. Sohail Tanveer has played 11 matches in the tournament. During this he took 22 wickets. He was a part of Rajasthan Royals. Misbah-ul-Haq has played 8 matches and scored 117 runs.
Significantly, Pakistani players have been banned from playing in IPL. If we talk about this time’s tournament, then the first match will be played between Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team Chennai and Hardik Pandya’s team Gujarat. This match will be played in Ahmedabad on 31 March. Before this, the opening ceremony will be organized. In this, Bollywood star singer Arijit Singh, actress Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia will perform. The opening ceremony of IPL will start from 6 pm on March 31. It is expected to reach thousands of visitors.
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