Has IPL Ever Officially Banned Pakistani Players From Playing in IPL?

No. However, after the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the teams refrained themselves from buying any Pakistani cricket players during the 2009 auction. News reports say that they were told to do so by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Govt. Of India. The teams also did not continue the contracts of the existing Pakistani players in their team.


After that, the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) made an official statement that they will not send their players to India to play in the IPL.

Since then, no Pakistani cricketer has played in the IPL.

Another interesting fact : There is no Pakistani commentator when a cricket (international and IPL) match is held in Mumbai as a political party (not taking any names) had protested against them.