Cook believes the top priority for all players should be the Champions Trophy and back-to-back Ashes series
England captain Alastair Cook has attempted to calm fears about an inevitable contract dispute between players and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over an increase in wages and more freedom to play in domestic Twenty20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Porter believes the England players should be rewarded for their sacrifices
Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) chief executive Angus Porter believes England players are “substantially underpaid” and should receive higher wages, especially since they are restricted from taking part in lucrative domestic Twenty20 tournaments that have begun popping up all over the world.
Maxwell was the lone millionaire amongst all the players sold
The 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction promised to be one full of surprises, and no doubt it delivered just that as numerous players went under the hammer to learn which of the nine franchises they would be lending their services to for this year’s edition of the star-studded Twenty20 tournament, which gets underway on April 3.
Iqbal’s goal in this year’s IPL is to simply score as many runs as possible
The Pune Warriors have announced that they will be re-signing Australia all-rounder Steven Smith and Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal for this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is scheduled to get underway on April 3.
