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Prolific Pakistani all-rounder, Abdul http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421, said on Saturday that his participation in the Champions League T20 tournament, scheduled to be played in India, is a step towards Pakistani cricketers eventually playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League
(IPL).
The hard-hitting batsman, who usually comes to bat down the order in the Pakistani line-up, will be paying for the County side http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 on September 19.
Before leaving for New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 on Saturday, Razzaq said that he was excited about going to India to play cricket again.
While talking to the media reporters at the Lahore airport, Razzaq said that he had always enjoyed playing in front of Indian crowds and vowed to perform well to open the door for his compatriots to participate in such esteemed tournaments.
"I am sure after this trip our players will also be able to play in the IPL again,” said Razzaq while talking to the media reporters at Lahore airport. “I know if I perform well it is a good thing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket and players as well. I have always enjoyed
playing in India and their crowds are cricket passionate and have supported me a lot," he added further.
India and Pakistan have a rich history of political and cricket rivalry. The matches between the arch rivals receive record breaking viewership. The semi-final of the 2011 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup played at Mohali earlier this year drew 67.3 million viewers in India
alone, and an estimated 150 million viewers worldwide and was called, “Mother of all games” by the cricket pundits.
Razzaq said that he was going to India with a message for the Indian cricket fans as well as their government and cricketing authorities that there is a need to resume cricketing ties between the two countries.
"I just want to go there with a message for the Indians that there is a need for both countries to have normal relationships," said Razzaq.
"It is necessary for both countries to keep on playing against each other because sports helps heal a lot of problems," he added further.
The Champions League T20 qualifier begins in Hyderabad on September 19 with the opener featuring Kolkata Knight Riders and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843. Three teams from the qualifier will move to the main tournament commencing on September 23.
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