Reactions from former players to the fallout of Gautam Gambhir’s shoulder injury
ESPNcricinfo staff27-May-2011″It is hard for the players to say no. Each game is important. As a professional cricketer, it is one’s responsibility to play. IPL has value for the BCCI as it is not a competition that is played in off-shore. It is a genuine cricket tournament and it is important to the Indian landscape.”
.”Gambhir’s shoulder injury will actually catch BCCI on a sticky wicket. Gambhir was playing in a BCCI-sanctioned tournament and was only honouring his commitment towards his franchise, who had bought him at a record price.”
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“One has to be realistic and understand that in the practical world, franchisees that pay huge sums for players would try and get the best returns from them in terms of performance and leveraging their star value. Therefore, it is important to realise that the player here is a professional worker like any other professional in other fields of work, who does not have a choice!”
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