Team India will be touring down under in late 2011, in around 20 months time, but if the current situation facing the Indian students in Australia and in particular in Melbourne continues, there is a very real possibility that BCCI under pressure may have some serious reservations touring Australia. That will be a big blow to Cricket in Australia, particularly to CAs coffers, which requires Indian team visit badly, as it is the year in which the 3 year losses are recouped and profit are made.

On January 2nd 2010, the IPL's official long list for the auction shows that 26 Pakistanis have registered. The shortlist - those players specifically requested by the franchises - released on January 6, had seven Pakistani names. Another list, released on January 16, had 11. On January 19th at the end of the auction no player from the current World Champion team was selected by the franchisees. There is no evidence to suggest any political interference between 6th and 19th Jan when all Pakistan players were rejected.