Lahore, May 18: Pakistan's newly-appointed chief coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday acknowledged that not playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has hit the performance of the country's cricketers in the shortest format.
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Political tensions between the arch-rivals have resulted in the Pakistani players being barred from taking part in the lucrative league since the second edition in 2009.
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