Two years ago, I asked MS Dhoni, captain of India, what motivates today's cricketers? He said: ?Playing for your country should be your main motivating force. But today you need to have a good income and livelihood. Only a few players have a professional education or academic qualifications.

A good cricketer has seven to ten years to earn the money that will sustain him for life after cricket. So he must balance his love for and loyalty to the country with a good income and livelihood. Of course love and passion for the game and the need for recognition are other powerful motivators. But in today's competitive and fast-changing world we cannot ignore the importance of money in the life of a cricketer.?

I remember telling him that if those basic needs are not balanced, a conflict of values would result in mistrust and bad feelings between cricket boards and players who are trying to set themselves up financially for life after cricket.

I then wondered aloud why in our economic system cricketers are labelled as mercenaries and are victimised and punished for doing things for which people in other professions are admired and praised?legally maximising their income and financial status!

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Thank You Dr. Rudy Webster , YOU are a
GIANT not only Physically , but Mentally Towering over the Pygmies who are in the governance of Cricket in the Region .

I call them Pygmies , because of their limited capacity of their brains . It is indeed heartening to see that You
understand the causes of the Problems with Cricket in the Region , and also the Solutions .

Everything you have stated is factual , and I fully endorse your perspective . The
People in the governance of Cricket in the Region are akin to Dinosaurs , their thinking belongs to a by gone era .

Unfortunately they are blithely unaware of
this fact .


THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS

THOSE WHO THOSE REFUSE TO SEE


I congratulate you on your excellent
article . It would be great if you express
your views to the Public more often .
Because in the Region , those who claim
to be Sports Journalists have been emasculated by those in the Governance of
Cricket in the Region .

They could never express what you have stated , this is precisely why I have no
respect for the Crap that they write .
They too are a large part of the problem with Cricket in the Region .

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Thank You Dr. Rudy Webster , YOU are a
GIANT not only Physically , but Mentally Towering over the Pygmies who are in the governance of Cricket in the Region .

I call them Pygmies , because of their limited capacity of their brains . It is indeed heartening to see that You
understand the causes of the Problems with Cricket in the Region , and also the Solutions .

Everything you have stated is factual , and I fully endorse your perspective . The
People in the governance of Cricket in the Region are akin to Dinosaurs , their thinking belongs to a by gone era .

Unfortunately they are blithely unaware of
this fact .


THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS

THOSE WHO THOSE REFUSE TO SEE


I congratulate you on your excellent
article . It would be great if you express
your views to the Public more often .
Because in the Region , those who claim
to be Sports Journalists have been emasculated by those in the Governance of
Cricket in the Region .

They could never express what you have stated , this is precisely why I have no
respect for the Crap that the write . They
are a part of the problem with Cricket in the Region .

I would gladly welcome any Entity , to challenge the International Cricket Cabal . & the Various International Cricket Boards .
Perhaps that may bring them all to their
Senses .

Since the ICC & The International Cricket Boards don't own any Stadia , they are powerless to prevent having any Competition
. I want them ALL OUT OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET . Perhaps when they are on the outside looking in , they would understand
how Asinine they were .