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Is the IPL hurting the chances of fit players defending India in the T20 World Cup?
The IPL has already hurt India very badly in the T20 World Cup. We have lost all the matches in Super Eight of this tournament. The only matches, we won were against Bangladesh and Ireland in the initial phases. Indian Players played very lethargically and lacked energy for such an important tournament. If it wouldn't have been world cup, we would have accepted their display and forgotten it. It is such a shame, we have lost so badly. Lot of Indian Players weren't fit but still selected for the tournament. The selectors in BCCI are being unprofessional and unethical regarding this. I sometimes don't understand when players have so much complaint of too much international cricket then why do they play tournaments like IPL? It is all for money. They don't mind skipping playing for country. The players have become money minded and do lack the passion for the game and playing for the pride of the country.
IPL should encourage new talent from all the countries and should be way to promote cricket all over the world. IPL has become more of business and way to earn lot of money for the corporate, who buy the team. We have been playing international cricket round the year all over the player. The players should be allowed to take rest and spend their time with families between the series. The players should have enough rest that they are fit enough to play new series. The criteria of selection should be form of the player, who is fit. We shouldn't select a player, thinking, he will be fit by middle of the series. Let that player get break from that particular series or tournament. IPL is a very long tournament with too many matches. The Indian players were already jaded and tired before the T20 World Cup. Today, we had selection of Indian Team for the Caribbean Series. Four to five players are out of team due to injuries.
The problem is that players don't inform about their injuries to board. They feel, they don't want to lose their place in the team. There is kind of insecurity. Now we have heard, IPL will be played twice a year. We would see more injuries. I believe IPL should be once a year. It should add another couple of teams. They can play each team once before the Semi Finals. The IPL needs to be held once in a year. May be they can add couple of foreign teams from Australia for IPL. The number of International players should be increased in IPL. Five players from India in each team and remaining players from other countries should be allowed. The players, who are playing in all forms of cricket, should opt out of such a tournament. Each team should have 2 to 3 retired players. We will get a chance to watch past greats also. Money should never be any motive for any player to play sports. It should be passion for the game and doing well for the country.
-Pankaj Kumar Sinha
