Imran Khan and Sunil
Gavaskar, who are regarded as legends in the world of cricket, have blamed IPL
for the Indian cricket team’s bad performance against Pakistan at home. Even, they have gone on to say that for
some Indian players cash-rich cricket tournament has got much importance than
national duty. According to their claim, national duty comes second after
Twenty20 league.
Without mentioning any
specific player’s
name, former Indian player, Gavaskar, questioned some Indian players’ full
attention on IPL. He said,
“If you look at the events
that took place immediately after the 2011 World Cup, you will know the guys
who actually took their places for granted those who did not make themselves
available and preferred to play in the IPL and then go for surgeries.”
It seems that players are
giving more importance in playing IPL rather than for their country. The main
reason of giving more focus on IPL is that players can earn huge money quickly.
Gavaskar also said that if
players needed to take rest then they would take rest from club matches not
from national team’s matches.
It is sure that they will
be criticized for their poor performance against their arch-rival team Pakistan at home. They lost two ODI matches and are afraid
of being whitewash at the hand of their enemy.
No doubt, BCCI will come
forward with some steps to solve this problem. He warned saying that if cricket
board does not make a balance between Test cricket and Twenty20 cricket and the
commercial aspect of the IPL then it will hamper Indian cricket.
