2. They are cricketers.
3. They ‘say’ they have rejected a lucrative IPL offer.
However, what is behind this flurry of rejections?
The plain truth is they are all rejects trying to make their way back into the
However, once selected, they will start talking about how a cricketer’s career is short and how IPL offers them an opportunity to secure their financial future.
Overall, rejecting an IPL offer is a good public relations exercise.
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They also have another thing in commong. No one knows which IPL team offered them and how much.
Q,
Exactly. The timing of the announcements are also relevant.
am confident when mahmood of ghazni makes it, he'll plunder himself with the highest run rate. and not unlike agarkar he will make shastri exhalt on his wicket taking abilities.
NC,
How many times will he have to try?
You can add one more to the list- Alistair Brown. Apparently Sachin was desparate to sign him for the Mumbai Indians.
He satisfies all the conditions you have mentioned above. The Brish media has converted him to some kind of a saint who has sacrificed all the worldy riches in the name of loyalty.
Where is this british public, that thinks the BCCI & IPL are ogres?
If you read the british press, you'll find positive stuff in all of the papers.
Let's not get carried away here boys.
Alastair Brown was asked by Harbhajan Singh who played with him at Surrey, because he's a massive hitter. HE currently holds the record for the highest one day innings, scoring 268 from 160 balls. He also scored a massive 176 off 97 balls in the highest ever one day partnership of 294.
Surely, if you'd played with a fella that good at short form cricket, you'd try to get him on your side?!
Ravi is averaging over a 100 with the bat this season, and under 30 with the ball. And Luke Wright was englands best 20/20 cricketer last season.
These are the sort of players any team should be looking for.
The fact that they've chosen to fight their way into the England team is a positive.
Saj Mahmood can poke it, because he's sh*t.
Suave,
Agreed. But why make it sound as if joining IPL amounts to treason?
Because in terms of getting a chance to play for England again, it is.
You cannot play for England & join the IPL. It's that simple.
Ravi has played test & ODI, and Luke ODI cricket for their country in the last year. They are both currently playing for The England Lions (A team) against New Zealand, so that they can stake a claim for an England contract.
Remember neither of these players have slated the IPL, they have said that they chose not to play, as thwy wanted to get into the england side. Ravi went as far as to say, that if he got their, then he expected to make himself wealthy that way, and that such a young age, he would have time in the future to join things like the IPL, and make more money.
If you'd played international cricket at 23yrs old, and had been dropped, what would you do?
I'd try my damndest to get back their as soon as possible.
Ali Brown chose not to break his contract with Surrey, because of the support they have given him over the years. Why slate a man for being loyal?
I have been reading around british media these past few days and listening to the chatter on british cricket forums...IPL is certainly looked as a rival (not sure if Ogre is the word but close enough) to the now proposed EPL or ECBPL or WIEPL.
It is possible that these rejected players might have been approached by the Jaipur team (their owners were instrumental in handling one aspect of the Pro20 in England) as cheap buys. Jaipur did bluff and wait till it made good cheap bargains in the initial rounds of bidding.
Look Ott, no doubt England players could have been approached especially when KP was all keen to play before these publicized "offers"; if they choose to leverage an England career out of this, then maybe these players really do need this additional shoe-horn besides their skills to make it into the English shoes.
Says much about what kind of fit they are likely to be!
Suave,
Apologies for the delay.
It boils down to one issue. When other cricket boards are letting their players play freely, why is the ECB reluctant?
Look at Australia,NZ, SA and the WI's. The players have played only when they are free. In fact the SA players went back to compete in their T20 tournament and then only joined the IPL?
Soulberry,
If you remember KP was the first to make his rejection public. Now we know where he stands.
Aren't they hypocritical?
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