12 Pak cricketers apply for auction for IPL 3

Lahore, Dec.31 (ANI): After obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) 12 Pakistani cricketers have sent their names for auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League's (IPL).

The players name have not been made public, but sources said most of the touring squad members currently in Australia have been in touch with the IPL administration.

"All the players here have sent emails to Lalit Modi expressing their interest for next season. We haven't yet applied for visas to India but we have the NOC's in place from the board," The Daily Times quoted one of the players, as saying. he IPL had set December 31 as the deadline for the Pakistani players send their names for the auction for IPL 3.

Four cricketers Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Gul already have a contract with different franchises from the first edition, however the contracts currently standsuspended. (ANI)