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What would you about PCB President Butt's hopes that Pakistani players participation IPL3?

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is still hopeful that the issue of participation of Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) third edition would be resolved in the next two to three days.

Talking to media persons here, Butt said the board has not given up trying to ensure Pakistan's representation in the cash-rich T20 league.

"I am fully bent upon making possible the inclusion of Pakistan players in IPL third edition. PCB has not surrendered yet and the issue will soon be resolved," The News quoted Butt, as saying.

It may be noted that IPL chairman Lalit Modi had ruled out the participation of Pakistani players in IPL's third edition beginning March 2010 due to an ongoing Visa problem.

Meanwhile, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad has said that it has not denied visas to Pakistani players, and added that their visa applications were being processed

Although the Pakistan Cricket Board had made a request to IPL to do away with the visa deadline, the organisers of the Twenty20 event find it difficult to accomodate the four Pakistani cricketers in the normal process.

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said the Pakistani cricketers have missed the deadline for the third IPL and the only way they can be part of the Twenty20 tournament is through the January 19 auction.