Young players are increasingly drawn towards becoming free agents, floating from one T20 league to another, and shunning traditional paths in order to play in international cricket. That is the headline conclusion of the first global employment report on men's professional cricketers, released by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) last week.
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A growing number of players have recently opted out of national and domestic contracts. West Indian T20 stars like Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell have led the way, declining national contracts. Last year Mitchell McCleneghan also opted to not take up a retainer offered by New Zealand Cricket. Recently the England pair of Adil Rashid and Alex Hales signed white-ball only county contracts.
In reply to Narper
In The Caribbean we criticise them an call them mercenaries.
