English counties have signed many senior players from the foreign arena, Wasim Akram will also be playing for an english county this year.
Tendulkar is the best one day batsman according to me (please dont argue, i did mention according to me), why doesnt any county sign him or have they in the past?
Is it because he is too expensive? whats the reason? I havent got a clue.
He has already played for Yorkshire. Not sure one or two seasons. If I am not mistaken they have named a stand in his honour. I think he was the first overseas player to play for Yorshire.
Thanks ehsan.
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He has already played for Yorkshire. Not sure one or two seasons. If I am not mistaken they have named a stand in his honour. I think he was the first overseas player to play for Yorshire.
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True.Now he is not intrested.he wants to spend more time with family and advertising.
International calender is so packed these days anyway.
County cricket now a days is not that competitive, it is very demanding and takes a very heavy toll on a player (Physically). International season is too tight for star players and they hardly get some time to spend at home. Also, Most Players play in the county to make some extra bucks. Sachin Tendulkar and most Indian Cricketers don't need those extra bucks because they make lot of money in endorsments.
Anyways, Sachin has played for Yorkshire when he was only 19 years old , He also was the First overseas player to play for them.
Yeah I agree with all of you, the guy doesnt even need the experience of county cricket anyway and you are def right he makes much much more money anyway at home.
He even has a chain of restaurants across india i heard. His name sells.
He makes alot of money even without playing county cricket. So why bother!
I heard his contract with ESPN and others is worth US $30 Million. So he doesn't need the cash
Sherry Puttar - Dont get us wrong, but you have to accept the fact that International Cricket Schedule is very tight now a days and after that playing County Cricket is not worth the money and effort.
Also, Please dont compare International Cricket with County Cricket.
Asif paji , I'm not comparing. I'm sure afridi and other rejects play county cricket for money. Wasim signed a contract for a year of 100k pounds. I think its still more than what he gets in ODI(I might be wrong). It's different for Indian players. They earn alot of money through sponsorships and many other sources.
I wonder how much razzaq, saqalin or afridi getting? I'm sure its money that is attarcting them. kiya karain ab har koyi tendulakr nahee bunta..
Sherry Yaar - Har Koi Akram bhi nahin bunta. Its just that some people dont know how to appreciate talents like him.
Yes no one can be like Akram , he is the best in the world.I dont know when we'll learn to give the genius ppl their due respect.
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Tendulkar is a great batsman and he doesn't need 2nd class county cricket. Players like Wasim and Saqi are only making a fool of themselves of playing. County cricket should only be for young cricketers to gain some experience to help them at an international level.