Players Don’t Try Hard In Int’l Cricket When IPL Is Round The Corner: Gavaskar

Mumbai: Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said some players “don’t try hard” in international cricket when IPL is round the corner.

The veteran batsman also expressed that the IPL is a career-changing tournament and players need to ensure that they remain fully fit to participate in the T20 league, and enjoy the “security that an IPL contract guarantees”.

The 2022 IPL is expected to start in the last week of March and is scheduled to run till the end of May. The BCCI is planning to hold the entire tournament at just one venue in Mumbai, which has multiple grounds and avoid the travel and debacle of the 2021 edition.

Along with the Wankhede Stadium, there are also two other grounds in Mumbai that have hosted international matches: Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.

In his column writing for The Times of India, Gavaskar wrote that people were more interested in the two-day IPL 2022 mega auction than the recently concluded three-match ODI series against West Indies.

“The auction is life-changing for all the players as it opens the door to a secure future for them and their families. This could be the reason why some people are not working as hard while playing for their country, especially when the IPL is around the corner, so to speak,” wrote Gavaskar.

Gavaskar wrote, “For those who were unlucky, this is a chance to prove that not picking him was a mistake, and with more matches and teams in the IPL, there is always an opportunity to be a replacement player.”

“This is to ensure that there is no injury that will prevent them from being fit for the IPL and missing out on the security that an IPL contract guarantees. So the diving and sliding, or the hard throws from the deep, are not attempted for fear of doing some damage that will mean withdrawal from the IPL,” he added.

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