ANAND VASU: It's disrespectful and inaccurate to the players to claim it's all about IPL wages - instead, the decision not to play the final Test has everything to do with Covid and nothing to do with putting the competition above country It is difficult to disagree with India's decision, with health and safety important The motives of their players and of the Indian cricket board are very different BCCI will have had an eye on protecting the cash cow when making this choice Virat Kohli’s job is different, he has to look out for the wellbeing of his players
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If you subscribe to the view that the health and safety of cricketers is more important than anything else, it is difficult to disagree with India’s decision not to play the Manchester Test.
That the IPL is starting in nine days is beside the point.
Also, the motives of the players and the motives of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) are two different things altogether.
Virat Kohli has been a Test cricket evangelist and must look out for the wellbeing of his players
Certainly the BCCI will have had one eye on protecting their cash cow when making this decision. Looking out for their own interests, which invariably means cash in the