Why no Indo-Pak cricketers?

Simon Wilde's book 'Number One' is about the best cricketers in the history of game and has been acclaimed. Now see, the writer has selected 50 cricketers and the condition that the batsman and bowler should have been the best batsman or bowler at least for 5-7 years in the world during his career.
The list starts with John Small, William Beldham, Frederic Beaucleark, William Ward and Fuller Pilch goes up to Carpenter, Grace, Trumper, Hammond, Bradman, Sobers and after 70s it includes among batsmen

Batsmen: Barry Richards, Vivian Richards, Gooch, Lara, Waugh
Bowlers: Lillee, Marshall, Ambrose, Warne

So no Imran Khan, no Gavaskar-Tendulkar-Kapil. One Indian is Ranjitsinhji who played for England and who tried his best to stop Indian cricket from progressing (Though India named its highest championship of domestic cricket in his name). Isn't it clear BADMAASHI of angrez? Hey Zaheer hit over 100 first class centuries. This man is blind he found none o them. Oh my god this man goes to the era of Carpenter, includes eighteenth centuries' men who bowled under-arm and played without middle wicket about whom we only heard stories.

Another way I can prove Simon Wilde a failure. He failed to list the two greatest cricketers before WG Grace.
First, Alfred Mynn, the Lion of Kent, the first cricketer whose statue was made and who was declared champion of all England
Secondly, George Osbaldeston, the ferocious bowler who was said to be the greatest sportsperson after Assyrian Nimord. But he choses his own toms, dicks and harries.