Expressing his growing concern over the rebel Indian Cricket League, Australian
captain Ricky Ponting has warned cricket boards from showing leniency towards
players joining the ICL or they might run the risk of losing a lot of international
players to its money lure.
With rumours of some current New Zealand players also joining the breakaway
League after Pakistanis Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq, Ponting
said, it was turning out to be dangerous preposition for international cricket.
"I am a bit more concerned this week with the new signings.
Going back, there was no-one who said they had signed. There was talk of (Glenn)
McGrath and (Shane) Warne. It looks as though the Pakistanis and a few of the
New Zealanders have signed as well," Ponting said.
"The danger is that it attracts the guys who are playing
international cricket at the moment. If it is only attracting guys who are retired
then it won't affect us whatsoever. There has been talk of attracting younger
players, but those players will only be India-based," he was quoted as
saying by 'The Australian'.
Ponting wondered how cricket boards could be lenient towards
players joining the ICL, which has .
"The concern I have is how lenient the boards are with the players. I
heard a whisper the other day that the New Zealanders might be going with the
board's blessing because they have no cricket at that time of the year."
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