Owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket teams have denied accusations of bias after no IPL team took any of the 11 Pakistani players on offer.

Team owners and the IPL chairman accused the media of exaggerating the issue.

Rajasthan Royals owner Shilpa Shetty said she wanted the media and public to “respond to the situation responsibly.”

Pakistani ministers and cricketers have said that the outcome of the auction is an insult.

Some have even called for a boycott of sporting ties with India.

At an auction earlier this week no Pakistani players were chosen to play in the IPL Twenty20 tournament in March amid fears they may not get visas.

A diplomatic row has broken out between India and Pakistani over the issue.