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The news of Indian Premier League (IPL), has started coming in on retaining their old players and releasing rest of them for auction. The Chennai Super King has retained their top commanders like M. S. Dhoni, Ravindra Jadega, Moin Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad, while Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Md Siraj are retained by Royal Challenger Bangalore. The mighty Mumbai Indians too retained their big guns like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Polard and Suryakumar Yadav. Most of the teams have followed BCCI’s retention policy.

These days in franchise league every cricketer is judged on the parameters of commercial viability. I don’t know what impact will have on players of this much of commercialisation in a long run. A player should be respected for his dedication, hardwark and skill. They are national icons and they should be treated with respect. Player also should not forget that they are cricketers not businessman, hence they should focus on their game only and rewards, money and fame will automatically follow them.  Mixing finance with the game might be a good idea for the franchise cricket, but might not be healthy option for players. The BCCI which has been managing IPL so well, bringing forth uncapped talented players at the international platform.  I am sure BCCI must have following a training system to train young players on how to handle early success and money.

I have also noticed that lots of talented Indian players came on the scene and disappeared soon. It is not easy to handle extraordinary success. I am sure BCCI must be doing something to train young brains on this.

Mehfuz Alam
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