Sunil Gavaskar expressed displeasure over the unaccounted player rules: IPL is the world’s largest cricket league, its 18th season is currently being played. Its popularity is increasing every year, and the earnings and prize money of the players are also increasing. This time there are many players including Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, who have received more than Rs 20 crore. Not only experienced players, but many new players have also got crores of rupees. After a change in rules for uncapricated players, MS Dhoni has fallen into this category, after which CSK retained him for Rs 4 crore. Now Sunil Gavaskar has expressed concern about the change in rules.
Former Indian cricketer and current commentator Sunil Gavaskar believes that the passion of the players towards cricket and his desire to play for Team India may reduce the more money. According to him, it will not have any effect on the franchise, it can be good for him, but it can cause great loss to Indian cricket.
What did Sunil Gavaskar say?
Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column, ‘Most people who suddenly become millionaires are overwhelmed by their good fortune and then with the nervousness of meeting those whom they praised and whom they probably never had a dream to meet.’ They often do not even include the top 30 players of their state. So now it is not easy to be a part of a group where different styles, approaches and different great players from different countries. Over the years, it is difficult to remember an uncapricated player who has been purchased at a heavy price and has justified his joining the team. It may be a little better with experience in the next few years, but if he is playing in the same local league, there is no possibility of improvement. ‘
It happens that if the price of the player in the next auction decreases, then the pressure of hope also decreases and the player plays well. This season it has shown that the first cycle was purchased in crores and now the players purchased for very low fees are showing good results. Living with some great players of the game may be an experience, but in most cases the burden is reduced due to low fees and low expectations and they are not allowed to repeat what they do in the local city league.
He further wrote, ‘Many of the players purchased for large amounts disappear as their hunger and desire ends. This does not matter to the franchisees, because they believe it is good, but Indian cricket is a little sad when any player leaves, whether it has been successful or not. The border was increased to Rs 4 crore to include Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has become an uncontempted player before the auction last year.
Perhaps the time has come to reconsider it and reduce it, so that Indian cricket does not have to be deprived of the talents who lose their way under pressure from crores of bids.
