'ICC has a job to play' - Ricky Ponting on pay disparity

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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the Global Cricket Council (ICC) has a job to play in making sure that gamers from smaller Take a look at-playing international locations are paid neatly in Take a look at cricket.

Ponting cited the instance of West Indies gamers who generally tend to select franchise cricket over global accountability for monetary causes.

In an tournament organised by means of the ICC forward of the Global Take a look at Championship ultimate between India and Australia on the Oval from June 7, Ponting was once requested about children in need of to play the five-day recreation in an technology of T20 leagues. “That query has a unique resolution in several nations,” Ponting mentioned. “It has changing into an increasing number of tough to groom the kids within the Caribbean as an example who need to chase the dream of gambling Take a look at cricket.

“Their fee device within the Caribbean in comparison to one of the most franchise leagues, it does not fit up and Sri Lanka would be the similar and Bangladesh would be the similar.”

Ponting mentioned talks are on inside the ICC to handle the problem. “It isn’t the case in India, England and Australia. You’re paid neatly to play Take a look at cricket in your nation and maximum aspire to play the Take a look at fit recreation. There’s a position to play for the ICC right here.

“…make the bills bit extra even throughout global Take a look at cricket to draw gamers from those other nations who need to play for his or her nation.”

“It’s one thing that has been spoken about at an excessively top degree on the ICC to lend a hand that however in India the sensation I am getting is that these types of children aspire to put on the saggy blue cap and the similar in in Australia.”

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