New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has warned that other players may not be as loyal as his own in future when it comes to the riches available in the Indian Premier League.
Vettori and another five players ultimately opted to sign a Black Caps contract which would see them miss out on big money from next year’s IPL as it coincides with their home series against Australia.
But the spinner is not so sure everyone would have made the same choice.
He said: “It’s a difficult decision and people have families and other issues to work through but our priority was to play for New Zealand. “But we realise that if these situations continue to come up it will be difficult for players to continue to turn down the money, so we implore the powers that be so we don’t have to make these decisions every year.”
Vettori and several other senior Black Caps arrived late in England for a series last year because of their IPL commitments, and West Indies skipper Chris Gayle looked underprepared when he chose T20 over preparation in England for a Test series earlier this year.South Africa captain Graeme Smith could be in hot water over comments made in a new book about a former board president.
Norman Arendse, who resigned last year, has threatened legal action unless alleged criticisms in the book, “A Captain’s Diary 2007-2009” were deleted.
Smith criticised Arendse over the decision to select Charl Langeveldt over Andre Nel for the tour to India, a move which was in keeping with the transformation policy which requires at least six players of colour in a 14-man squad.
Smith wrote in his book: “The CSA president was becoming more and more involved in every facet of the game. “I think, at various times, he wanted to be captain, coach, CEO, president and convener of selectors, which became very frustrating.”
Langeveldt withdrew from the tour, with Smith claiming there was a lot of tension in the squad over the selection.
Arendse denied interfering with team selection, maintaining that Langeveldt’s name had been in the original squad presented to him.