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New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket players continue to miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) Bonanza after none of them were included in the auction event for the money-spinning of Next year, organizers said Tuesday.

None of Pakistan on a list of 416 players, whose services will be auctioned in January in Bangalore 8-9 for the fourth edition of the Twenty20 tournament to be held in April and May. Pakistan cricketers took part in the inaugural IPL in 2008 but were expelled in 2009 due to security concerns following the attacks in Mumbai, and were then ignored in the 2010 tournament.

IPL official said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not give any names at auction in January. "The rules state that a player must apply through his home board, if he would be placed on the auction. There are no names have come from Pakistan," the official told AFP.

WELLINGTON: Pakistan wicketkeeper Akmal Adnan took five catches in New Zealand's top order did not take advantage of voice and fought in the 246 begins to wind six to play the first day of the second test windy Basin Reserve on Saturday.

Host wicketkeeper Reece Young, playing his second Test match, was 28 and captain Daniel Vettori has 38, with a false unbroken 66-run partnership to ensure the visitors had taken full control of the match.

Strong northerly winds gusting over 80 km / h, has wreaked havoc with Pakistan Bowling, who was forced to repeatedly go out of their approach to the fence when they were pulled over.

Ross Taylor was the standout in the New Zealand innings, ending a barren run to notch his 11th Test half-century before being dismissed for 78 just when it appeared his sixth Test century was proposed.