Comments on: IPL contracts: Time to take the matter to court?

By: wow gold

wow gold — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Good post,This was exactly what I needed to read today! I am sure this has relevance to many of us out there.

By: Anoop

Anoop — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I think we should pay what we own the pakistani players for playing last year’s IPL.. for this year though they have no right to complain because they deemed it “unsafe” to play in India. By the time the IPL moved to south africa the teams were ready with the players and it was final.
India has nothing to lose if pakistani players dont come. we have to make sure security situations in pakistan doesnt affect india..

By: jason bourne

jason bourne — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I can see a lot of hatred from Indians towards Pakistanis, I dont think they are going to pay anything to any Pakistani.

By: jay

jay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

To add to my support below of IPL being sued. Many here are judging the pak cricket board as the reason for the termination. That is equally naive to cite.

The contract is a private contract between players and IPL. The IPL has legal basis to terminate BUT to do so without informing, discussing such termination with legal representatives of such players (Typically they would be sports agents), is violating the terms of the contract.

Again- They have a right to terminate but to do so without any follow up discussion or notice and worse with no pay is a grave violation of their own standards of contracts.

By: jay

jay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

As an Indian I fully support IPL being sued. It’s ridiculous how my fellow Indians state “don’t mess with the employer”. Its that meek personality that lets employers get away with bloody murder!

Sue them and sue them for high value of cash, so that if they lose it would hurt their pockets greatly and they won’t ever in the future, not adhere to professional conduct in executing contracts.

In the US, because of past civil and criminal cases and judgments handed down by jurors ( millions in penalties)- have led to big companies adhering to sound contract negotiations and terminations.

By: Benny George

Benny George — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Brothers,

Its as simple as this : Pakistan govt refused to send players on security grounds. The IPL contracted new players in their position. Now nobody had forseen that the IPL will move 2 south africa.
On on side Pakistani cricketers say the World Cup should move away from India, on the other hand they expect pay from the Indian league. Double standards!

By: Azim

Azim — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

This comment is in reply to what Prakash said on April 27th, 2009 at 23:03

Dear Prakash

Firstly I want to make it very very clear that there was no ego in Pakistan’s government decision for not allowing Pakistani players to go to India. Do you recall what actually happened with the Pakistani comedy circus stars when they came to India after the November incident. So then who would have guranteed the security of the cricket players.

Secondly also please let me know why is IPL happening in South Africa instead of India? Isn’t the answer obvious – security concerns – and still you think that the Pakistani players would have been secured playing in India.

By: verming

verming — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

have nothing against pakistan but it actually disappointing to see former and current pak players making fools of themselves (latest being miandad & latif).

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I still remember during an IPL match when Shoaib Aktar took those 4 wkts against Delhi DareDevils was cheered by some 90,000 crazy Indian fans at Eden gardens(Kolkatta). We need those days back. We need have some TRUST between each other. Terrorists wants Ind-Pak to always fight against each other so they can fulfill their goal.
There are some vested interest in pakistan which can’t see India as Financial power but 70% of pakistanis wants peace with India and hopefully we will achieve that soon.Thanks.

By: Prakash

Prakash — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Dear Baleshwar Singh,

If you feel that a “commitment is a commitment”, then please tell me why the Pakistan government banned its own players from participating in the IPL? Dont you think the Pak government had violated a commitment by banning its own players, simply because Pak’s ego had been hurt when the supposed tour by the Indian side was cancelled? and that too by giving a ludicrous reason of “insecurity” to its players, when all other test playing nations agreed to send their players to the IPL?

And can you also tell me how long the IPL franchisees should have waited for the Pak government to release its own players?

When the participation of Pakistani players becomes uncertain, that too because of Pak govt, the IPL franchisees have no other option but to flll their foreign quota with players from other countries. The IPL is a commercial entertainment venture where schedules have to kept and business deals have to be honoured. It simply cannot stand idle and wait for the Pak govt or PCB to complete their flip-flops and come to a firm decision.