The PCB is concerned that the growth of Indian investment in franchise T20 leagues could leave their players locked out of opportunities to develop overseas.
The auction for the inaugural SA20 - in which all six teams were bought by IPL franchise owners - was held last week and did not feature a single Pakistani player. In the UAE's new ILT20, five of the six teams are Indian-owned and the only Pakistani player involved, Azam Khan, has been signed by the American-owned Desert Vipers.
Civil servants have been told to stop saying “hello”
in the Indian state of Maharashtra, reported The Times.
The state government, which said “hello” is too bland and western,
told civil servants they should greet the public with “vande mataram”
or “I bow to thee, oh motherland”.
The state, including its largest city Mumbai, is ruled by
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, who is looking to assert
“the cultural supremacy of the Hindu faith and Indian tradition,”