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Michael Clarke: Aussie stars ‘sucked up’ to Virat Kohli to protect million-dollar IPL deals

Saj said:
Once again.....money talks, player walks.

Money mad cricketers will do anything for money.
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Money mad?

If you offer me $1 million to write for any media outlet for six weeks per year I’ll take it thanks!

And I’ll write whatever you want.

Why are we blaming the players? I’d do it too.

The sad thing is that the ICC doesn’t centrally contract the 150 international cricketers from all major countries. Then we wouldn’t have this situation.
 
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Paine rubbishes Clarke’s claim Test side ‘sucked up’ to Kohli to protect IPL deals

Former Test captain Michael Clarke accused Australia’s 2018-19 side of ‘sucking up’ to Virat Kohli and India to safeguard IPL deals and now the current skipper has fired back.

Tim Paine dismissed the claims, saying that million-dollar IPL contracts were the last thing on their minds as Australia went down 2-1 in the home series against India.

“I’m not sure who was going easy on him,” Paine said.

“I certainly didn’t notice too many people being that nice to Virat or not trying to get him out or anything like that.

“I thought everyone who had the ball in their hand or when we were batting were trying their absolute best to win the game for Australia.

“We certainly had a thing where we didn’t want to provoke any fight with him because we think that’s when he plays at his best.”

Paine was easily able to toss aside doubts about his own motivations as was not involved with any IPL franchise at the time.

But he was still quick to defend his teammates, saying that their focus is squarely on winning the game.

“I certainly wasn’t holding back, but again, the IPL’s not a huge draw for me at the moment, so I had nothing to lose,” Paine said.

“But anytime our guys go out and play a Test match for Australia, they’ll be giving their absolute all and I’m pretty sure they’re not thinking about an IPL contract when they’re running in, bowling to Virat.”

Australia were without Steve Smith and David Warner for the series in a serious leadership void, meaning communication was even more important this time around.

Even if the team had tried to sledge Kohli and put him off his game, Paine says it would have made no difference.

“What you say on the field is irrelevant 99 per cent of the time,” Paine said.

“Sometimes you can get a little inside someone’s head or something like that, but if you’re not batting well and not bowling well, all the talk in the world doesn’t mean anything.

“There’s no doubt our first focus is on executing our skill and being as good as we can possibly be in that area and then sometimes things happen on a cricket field and you’ve got to go in, you’ve got to change your tack, or you’ve got to have a few words.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...s/news-story/a6b10a2d825e62c3ae5f3d8becfcde62
 
What a load of **, Clarke's turned into a American sports media type of a guy, always trying to be controversial to get more clicks.

They didn't sledge much genius because the last time they tried that, kohli scored multiple centuries in Australia.

May be it had also something to do with that little sandpaper incident that had turned them into cricket's biggest villains and trying to be more of a jerk would be very counterproductive to the whole pr initiative to rehabilitate the image of the team, especially given the fact that they weren't winning much due to losing their 2 best batsmen. No one likes sore losers.
 
The line where he said, "We certainly had a thing where we didn’t want to provoke any fight with him because we think that’s when he plays at his best” is quite weird in a way.

So, Paine is willing to change his aggressive nature of game to not ensure Kohli is at his best against them??
 
jagatk said:
What a load of **, Clarke's turned into a American sports media type of a guy, always trying to be controversial to get more clicks.

They didn't sledge much genius because the last time they tried that, kohli scored multiple centuries in Australia.

May be it had also something to do with that little sandpaper incident that had turned them into cricket's biggest villains and trying to be more of a jerk would be very counterproductive to the whole pr initiative to rehabilitate the image of the team, especially given the fact that they weren't winning much due to losing their 2 best batsmen. No one likes sore losers.
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Cummon the likes of gilchrist and mcgrath have lapped up their ipl
The Australians are the most represented nation at the IPL

I remember Glenn mcgrath bowling alongside MoAsif for Delhi and the Australians really being upset when MAsif didn't deliver although he never was a t20 player
 
Clarke is both right and wrong.

Clarke is right because many Aussies play in IPL and they probably don't want to jeopardize their chances of playing in IPL.

Clarke is wrong in a way because cricket has kind of moved on from sledging. Players nowadays have to win with skills more than sledging.
 
I wonder which Pakistani players would ’suck up’ to Kohli had they been allowed to play in the IPL. 🤔
 
sweep_shot said:
Clarke is both right and wrong.

Clarke is right because many Aussies play in IPL and they probably don't want to jeopardize their chances of playing in IPL.

Clarke is wrong in a way because cricket has kind of moved on from sledging. Players nowadays have to win with skills more than sledging.
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if you can only win due to sledging then you were never that good. Play rough. Play hard. Play fair. No need for trash talk. You want to hurt the opposition team? sure hurt them with vicious bouncers. Goading players should be banned.
 
AdamM97 said:
I wonder which Pakistani players would ’suck up’ to Kohli had they been allowed to play in the IPL. 🤔
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All of them do it even though they don’t play in IPL. It’s the reason why he loves bashing them on the field. Pakistanis don’t go hard at any of the Indian players
 
Rana said:
All of them do it even though they don’t play in IPL. It’s the reason why he loves bashing them on the field. Pakistanis don’t go hard at any of the Indian players
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Kohli is laughing and joking with them after getting smashed in ICC finals so it goes both ways
 
Clarke slammed for suggesting Aussies 'suck up' to India

Michael Clarke's claims that Australian players "sucked up" to India and Virat Kohli to secure lucrative deals in the country's premier league are ridiculous, say former top Indian cricketers.

Clarke said last week that Australians were "too scared to sledge" skipper Kohli or other Indian players because of the influence of the world's wealthiest Twenty20 tournament.

This year's Indian Premier League has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and may not be held at all.

"Just by being nice to someone doesn't get you a place in IPL," VVS Laxman, an advisor to the Sunrisers Hyderabad team, told Indian broadcaster Star Sports.

Teams look at a "player's calibre and value" to win matches, he said.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, a former India captain and chief selector, said "you do not win matches just by sledging", referring to the on-field banter between players.

"His statement was ridiculous I would say," he added.

"If you ask Nasser Hussain or Sir Vivian Richards -- who are experienced players -- you can never score runs or get wickets through sledging."

Australia captain Tim Paine has also rejected his predecessor's assertion that some Australians went soft on Kohli during their 2018-19 encounters.

"I certainly didn't notice too many people being that nice to Virat or not trying to get him out or anything like that," Paine told ESPNcricinfo.

"I thought everyone who had the ball in their hand or when we were batting were trying their absolute best to win the game for Australia."

Australian players have attracted big money since the IPL started in 2008.

Paceman Pat Cummins is the most expensive overseas star this year, with Kolkata Knight Riders scheduled to pay $2.17 million for his services.

Clarke, who played for the now-defunct Pune Warriors in 2012, said Australian players were desperate for Indian riches.

"The players were like: 'I'm not going to sledge Kohli, I want him to pick me for Bangalore so I can make my $1 million for my six weeks", Clarke said on Sky Racing television.

https://www.afp.com/en/news/824/clarke-slammed-suggesting-aussies-suck-india-doc-1ql7a71
 
Refuting Michael Clarke’s claim that the Australian cricketers didn’t “sledge” Virat Kohli during 2018-19 tour to protect their IPL deals, Australia limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch said that the country’s players were just trying to find their own game.

Clarke had said that the aura of Kohli has had a huge impact on Australian cricketers as they were scared to “sledge” the Indian captain and “sucked up” to him to protect their IPL deals. He had added that there was a phase in his country’s cricket and in other teams as well where the players believed sledging Kohli or other big Indian players may jeopardise their IPL career.

However, Finch explained that the team was going through a transition period and the young players were trying to dig in their heels on the international stage.

“The team was going through a transition and there were a lot of players trying to find their way in international cricket and doing that against India. Talking as a batsman, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, you can’t hide against that kind of attack,” Finch told Sports Tak as quoted by India Today.

“Michael told we were being nice but people were just trying to find their own game, they were trying best way to play Test cricket. But everyone is entitle to their views, he might have seen something from the outside which we didn’t see from inside,” Finch said.

India won the 2018-19 Test series in Australia 2-1. The feat was unprecedented in the illustrious history of the two teams.

https://www.thestatesman.com/sports...ers-sucking-up-to-virat-kohli-1502896440.html
 
This is exactly the difference between the Aussie team of now and of the past.

They lack that killer instinct imo.

What a team they had... so many ATGs.
 
As much I like Clarke, sledging Kohli won't make a difference whether you get an IPL deal or not.

Usually players who perform against India, in Asia, or perform in other T20 leagues are selected in IPL.

Also saying nice things about India really doesn't matter. It's about quality. Can't believe people think players like Jos Buttler and AB De Villiers need to say positive things about India to be drafted in the IPL.
 
Considering how desperate Warner and some other aussies are for IPL to happen we cant completely dismiss Clarke's claim. Yes its understandable that its a big money earner for them and that they want it to happen but considering the importance it has to them, we cant rule out the possibility that some of the players werent willing to take a million dollar risk and sledge

Even Paine wasnt 100% negating anything

"I certainly didn’t notice too many people being that nice to Virat or not trying to get him out or anything like that".

"I certainly wasn’t holding back, but again, the IPL’s not a huge draw for me at the moment, so I had nothing to lose,” Paine said

All being said its not IPL's fault if Aussie players are thinking that way. I am pretty sure if they are good players they will be selected in the leagues irrespective of their banters on the field but, still I guess million dollars is a pretty high stake. As a cricket fan I would like to see all the teams giving their 100% on the field including their regular banters.
 
Titan24 said:
Considering how desperate Warner and some other aussies are for IPL to happen we cant completely dismiss Clarke's claim. Yes its understandable that its a big money earner for them and that they want it to happen but considering the importance it has to them, we cant rule out the possibility that some of the players werent willing to take a million dollar risk and sledge

Even Paine wasnt 100% negating anything

"I certainly didn’t notice too many people being that nice to Virat or not trying to get him out or anything like that".

"I certainly wasn’t holding back, but again, the IPL’s not a huge draw for me at the moment, so I had nothing to lose,” Paine said

All being said its not IPL's fault if Aussie players are thinking that way. I am pretty sure if they are good players they will be selected in the leagues irrespective of their banters on the field but, still I guess million dollars is a pretty high stake. As a cricket fan I would like to see all the teams giving their 100% on the field including their regular banters.
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Warner's latest hobby is making cringe videos on TikTok along with his wife :))
 
Former Australian pacer, Mitchell Johnson, has lashed out at players who missed the national duty for the money-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

While talking about the Australian red-ball skipper, Pat Cummins, who had skipped the white ball series in Pakistan for IPL, the left-arm pacer said that he sees no reason why Pat was playing for the IPL franchise instead of Australia in Pakistan.

“Give me one good reason why Pat Cummins was playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in India this week instead of being in Pakistan playing for Australia? Well there are more than one million reasons but that does not make it right,” he stated.

Cummins led the Kangaroos to a 1-0 win in a historic Test series against Pakistan but skipped the remainder of the series for IPL where he scored a record-equalling 56 off 15 in the first match of the 2022 edition.

It is pertinent to mention here that Cricket Australia had asked some Australian star cricketers to not join IPL until April 5 when Pakistan and Australia played their last T20I but the likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins, and many more missed the white-ball leg in Pakistan.

“CA barred the Aussies from playing IPL until Wednesday, the day after Tuesday’s T20I match between Australia and Pakistan in Lahore. Nothing to see here. Who do they think they are kidding with childish cover-up? It is a very convenient arrangement all-round,” he added.

The left-arm pacer who was part of the 2015 World Cup-winning side further said that it is paramount for every Australian player who is centrally contracted to be available for the national duty.

“It is time for a blanket rule for all centrally contracted Australian players if you want to play in the IPL, then you have first got to be available for every game for your country,” He concluded.

https://propakistani.pk/2022/04/11/...tars-for-preferring-ipl-over-pakistan-series/
 
This theory is so illogical.

Firstly what exactly is wrong with being nice and polite?

Being nice and polite is not equal to not being competitive.

To be nice and polite to people in exchange for a few million dollars for a few weeks of work. Sign me up. I wonder why this is something that has to be looked at negatively.
 
MenInG said:
“It is time for a blanket rule for all centrally contracted Australian players if you want to play in the IPL, then you have first got to be available for every game for your country,” He concluded.
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I will have serious admiration for the first board to take this stance. Will it ever happen?

BCCI are incredibly smart to offer boards a portion of the kitty for each signed player. Money trumps common sense and national duty.
 
MenInG said:
Former Australian pacer, Mitchell Johnson, has lashed out at players who missed the national duty for the money-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

While talking about the Australian red-ball skipper, Pat Cummins, who had skipped the white ball series in Pakistan for IPL, the left-arm pacer said that he sees no reason why Pat was playing for the IPL franchise instead of Australia in Pakistan.

“Give me one good reason why Pat Cummins was playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in India this week instead of being in Pakistan playing for Australia? Well there are more than one million reasons but that does not make it right,” he stated.

Cummins led the Kangaroos to a 1-0 win in a historic Test series against Pakistan but skipped the remainder of the series for IPL where he scored a record-equalling 56 off 15 in the first match of the 2022 edition.

It is pertinent to mention here that Cricket Australia had asked some Australian star cricketers to not join IPL until April 5 when Pakistan and Australia played their last T20I but the likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins, and many more missed the white-ball leg in Pakistan.

“CA barred the Aussies from playing IPL until Wednesday, the day after Tuesday’s T20I match between Australia and Pakistan in Lahore. Nothing to see here. Who do they think they are kidding with childish cover-up? It is a very convenient arrangement all-round,” he added.

The left-arm pacer who was part of the 2015 World Cup-winning side further said that it is paramount for every Australian player who is centrally contracted to be available for the national duty.

“It is time for a blanket rule for all centrally contracted Australian players if you want to play in the IPL, then you have first got to be available for every game for your country,” He concluded.

https://propakistani.pk/2022/04/11/...tars-for-preferring-ipl-over-pakistan-series/
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He is always going after Cummins,

Why is the softie Maxwell spared all the time? At least Cummins/Warner and a few other big names featured in the Test series. Maxwell flat out refused to even discuss the possibility of playing in Pakistan whilst he was already in India doing the quarantine
 
Rana said:
He is always going after Cummins,

Why is the softie Maxwell spared all the time? At least Cummins/Warner and a few other big names featured in the Test series. Maxwell flat out refused to even discuss the possibility of playing in Pakistan whilst he was already in India doing the quarantine
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Correct. Unfortunately Johnson isn't able to separate his loyalty to Langer from his opinions on Cummins.

The history: Langer was long time coach of West Australia when Johnson played there (Perth Scorchers too). Including coaching Johnson during a period he was dropped from the national teams - so they spent some seasons together and Johnson would feel strong loyalty to Langer for helping him get back on track, confident again and back into the national team after a year or two out.

I've no doubt Langer has some coaching ability and really helps many players. But the Shield is only 10x4 day games a year and you get to spend much time in between just at home in a normal life. The issues national players had with Langer was his style became toxic/too much/stressful in your face every single day in covid bubbles for 8-9 months a year.

So Johnson is doing the whole "loyal to your mates" thing by chirping at Cummins all the time. I think it is a misguided way to do it- you don't need to tear others down to support your mate, you just make sure your mate is happy & ok.
 
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Michael Clarke: An Aussie legend that Australians love to hate.

He was one of my favorite cricketers during his playing career mainly due to him being ever involved even when he wasn't batting. Was a brilliant and innovative tactician.

There may be some truth to what he's saying as Australians have always been the team that is doing its best when they are in fight mode. Australia's record against India certainly has taken a hit since pup's retirement. They have lost 2 successive home series to them.

In Michael Clarke's era, I remember Brad Haddin was the one that was consistently hyping up his team and playing the villain by getting into the face of the opposition and even though I never thought it was a good thing, it worked for them most of the time.
 
Rana said:
He is always going after Cummins,

Why is the softie Maxwell spared all the time? At least Cummins/Warner and a few other big names featured in the Test series. Maxwell flat out refused to even discuss the possibility of playing in Pakistan whilst he was already in India doing the quarantine
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Ex-Aussie players hate Cummins for ousting Langer. Warne, Ponting etc. too have been vocal against him.

Too bad for them he won in Pakistan. They have to find something to keep going after him though.
 
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