Pakistan Super League : Ex-England wicketkeeper Phil Mustard says he really wants to play in the Pakistan Super League despite safety warnings. The particular international players' union (Fica) identified the security situation in Pakistan seeing that "unmanageable".
But with top players for sale $100, 000 (£63, 000) to the two-week tournament, Mustard believes the rewards outweigh the risks.
"I'd love to think that over the a couple weeks I could make a name for myself, " Mustard informed BBC Sport.
"But it's an auction-based factor and I'm not going go over to Pakistan and risk a few things for just $100, 000. "
Fica and England's Professional Cricketers' Affiliation (PCA) have called on players in order to avoid the 25 March-7 April competition due to concerns over security in Pakistan, which includes not hosted international cricket due to the fact gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009.
The governing bodies of Quarterly report and South Africa have both indicated them to would not support contracted players collaborating.
But Durham's Mustard, 30, says they have been reassured by conversations along with fellow players and officials on the Bangladesh Premier League, where he's currently competing for the Barisal Burners.
"It only came to my attention about a week ago, " said Mustard, a big-hitting keeper-batsman who enjoyed 10 one-day internationals in 2007 and 2008 and has recently played Twenty20 cricket inside New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
"My agent got in effect and asked if I would be thinking about going. My first instinct was 'no' in Bangladesh I have spoken to a number of the Pakistan players and a number of guys from the ICC [International Cricket Council].
"They say it is all going to go on and the security will be amazing. There are going for being bullet-proof buses and everything in addition. "
Mustard, who is committed with two children, aged 6 and four, says his wife may be supportive of his decision.
"She is pretty happy for me personally to go and if she actually is happy I'm happy, " he said. "The money does really help me along with the family. "
Mustard is one of a number of English county players weighing up whether to enter the gamer auction on 24 February, which organisers say will feature at the very least 50 overseas players.
Former Britain fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad, Leicestershire and Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien, Lancashire's Kabir Ali and Mooen Ali of Worcestershire are all regarded as interested in taking part.
As a way to compete, however, any player contracted to an English county will need a No Objection Certificate (NOCs) agreed upon off by their club along with the England & Wales Cricket Table (ECB).
The PCA is regarded as urging the ECB to deny NOCs, but the English board is anticipating the counties to take the lead.
Durham said they were impossible to grant him permission to play inside the tournament because it finishes three days before the start of the County Championship season.
"We have had a clear indication in the PCA and the ECB that there are genuine safety concerns but in that respect it should ultimately be Phil's final call, " chief executive Jesse Harker told BBC Sport.
"However, from a pure cricketing point of view the timing isn't good and we will probably decline more because of the potential interference with the start of our season. "
Should some other counties follow Durham's lead, the Pakistan Super League could occur without any players from Britain, Australia or South Africa, a predicament that would disappoint Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
"Pakistan cricket is suffering because of non-cooperation which is high time that other nations give rise to our efforts, " he stated. "Don't leave us alone, inches.
But with top players for sale $100, 000 (£63, 000) to the two-week tournament, Mustard believes the rewards outweigh the risks.
"I'd love to think that over the a couple weeks I could make a name for myself, " Mustard informed BBC Sport.
"But it's an auction-based factor and I'm not going go over to Pakistan and risk a few things for just $100, 000. "
Fica and England's Professional Cricketers' Affiliation (PCA) have called on players in order to avoid the 25 March-7 April competition due to concerns over security in Pakistan, which includes not hosted international cricket due to the fact gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009.
The governing bodies of Quarterly report and South Africa have both indicated them to would not support contracted players collaborating.
But Durham's Mustard, 30, says they have been reassured by conversations along with fellow players and officials on the Bangladesh Premier League, where he's currently competing for the Barisal Burners.
"It only came to my attention about a week ago, " said Mustard, a big-hitting keeper-batsman who enjoyed 10 one-day internationals in 2007 and 2008 and has recently played Twenty20 cricket inside New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
"My agent got in effect and asked if I would be thinking about going. My first instinct was 'no' in Bangladesh I have spoken to a number of the Pakistan players and a number of guys from the ICC [International Cricket Council].
"They say it is all going to go on and the security will be amazing. There are going for being bullet-proof buses and everything in addition. "
Mustard, who is committed with two children, aged 6 and four, says his wife may be supportive of his decision.
"She is pretty happy for me personally to go and if she actually is happy I'm happy, " he said. "The money does really help me along with the family. "
Mustard is one of a number of English county players weighing up whether to enter the gamer auction on 24 February, which organisers say will feature at the very least 50 overseas players.
Former Britain fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad, Leicestershire and Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien, Lancashire's Kabir Ali and Mooen Ali of Worcestershire are all regarded as interested in taking part.
As a way to compete, however, any player contracted to an English county will need a No Objection Certificate (NOCs) agreed upon off by their club along with the England & Wales Cricket Table (ECB).
The PCA is regarded as urging the ECB to deny NOCs, but the English board is anticipating the counties to take the lead.
Durham said they were impossible to grant him permission to play inside the tournament because it finishes three days before the start of the County Championship season.
"We have had a clear indication in the PCA and the ECB that there are genuine safety concerns but in that respect it should ultimately be Phil's final call, " chief executive Jesse Harker told BBC Sport.
"However, from a pure cricketing point of view the timing isn't good and we will probably decline more because of the potential interference with the start of our season. "
Should some other counties follow Durham's lead, the Pakistan Super League could occur without any players from Britain, Australia or South Africa, a predicament that would disappoint Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
"Pakistan cricket is suffering because of non-cooperation which is high time that other nations give rise to our efforts, " he stated. "Don't leave us alone, inches.
