England Test coach Brendon McCullum. , Photo Credit: AP
England Test coach Brendon McCullum feels the landscape of cricket is changing rapidly and the time is not far when many players will choose big bucks in T20 leagues across the world instead of playing for their respective countries.
The charismatic former New Zealand cricketer, who along with skipper Ben Stokes turned around the fortunes of the England Test team in the last one year, indicated that cricket boards would be “naive” if they thought players would turn down lucrative T20 league offers. play for the country
“Finally the game is going in a different direction,” McCullum said. sen radio,
“Over the years, there has been a bit of a shifting of the sand around international cricket and we would be completely naive to think that players are paying huge amounts of money on long-term contracts for very little work in these T20 leagues. Will apply because he should be playing international cricket.
“Those days are fast coming to an end,” said McCullum, who stepped down as head coach of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.
McCullum said the board will have to find a solution to the vexing issue as they cannot allow their top cricketers to play only in leagues while minimizing international cricket.
“So, what you have to do is you have to work with these players, you have to work with these leagues and try and ideally let the players have their cake and eat it too because you want your best players to play.” are (international cricket).
“It’s not good enough to say that. You know if they don’t want to play international cricket for us, bug them… We’ll move on and find someone different because, as a spectator, you want to see The best players in the world represent their countries.”
“I think you have to work with them and it is something that we will challenge.”
There has been speculation that a year-long domestic T20 league contract could become a reality potentially empowering franchises to dictate terms and McCullum feels the game’s governing body should ensure that players Return to play international matches for their respective countries.
McCullum said, “The thing from our perspective is how do we make sure that when the decision comes (to play in the T20 league for the country), they are thinking about what it is like to represent the England Test team.” What a good time they are having.” ,
“The amount of fun they’ve had, the experience they’ve been able to get in an England shirt, it’s been so great that they’re prepared to keep their yard going and even if it’s not as financially viable as some of other leagues.”