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Shane Warne said that he doesn’t begrudge players choosing to earn money in tournaments like the IPL but they have to accept that they can be replaced in international squads.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Warne said that he doesn’t begrudge players choosing to earn as much money as they can
  • However, he said that players have to accept that their places in international squads will come under question
  • Warne said that it is often a hard choice to make for players considering the time and money involved

Players who choose to play in T20 leagues instead of playing for their international sides might not be worth being picked by the latter, said former Australia spinner Shane Warne. Warne said that he doesn’t begrudge players choosing to earn as much money as they can but it’s only in international cricket, particularly Test cricket, where they can test themselves against the best in the world.

“I don’t begrudge the players getting, it’s fantastic. If they want to take the money, (let them) take it. But if you want to play cricket for your country and (still) you choose to play the IPL over your country, then maybe it’s not worth picking those guys. Otherwise this is going to happen, people are going to rest and miss Test matches and miss representing your country to go and play for money,” Warne said on the Road to Ashes podcast.

Warne admitted that it is often a hard choice to make for players, especially when the franchises are paying more for them to play for a lesser period of time than their boards for Test series.

“It’s pretty hard, you know if, someone says here’s three million bucks and play for a short term or go over somewhere and play for six weeks being away from your family, it’s a very easy decision to take that money. But if you value yourself as a cricketer and want to test yourself against the best, there’s only one spot to do it and that’s international cricket, especially Test cricket.

“If you want to choose the money, that’s fine, no problem, but you might have to wait for a few Test matches and you might go down a few runs no matter how good you are because there’s always someone that can replace you,” he added.

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