Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar addressed CSK’s poor campaign in . The expert felt that a lot of expensive players do not tend to perform due to their lack of hunger. Gavaskar felt that it would not matter much for the franchises, as they have the option of releasing them in the following season.
However, Gavaskar felt that the success and failure of the individuals could affect the national team. The former Indian opener claimed that the IPL’s auction retention price limit was reduced to INR 4 crore to accommodate MS Dhoni.
“A whole lot of the players bought for huge amounts simply fade away as their hunger and drive are satiated. To the franchises, it perhaps doesn’t matter as they may feel it’s good riddance, but Indian cricket takes a bit of a beating at the loss of any player, whether he has been successful or not. To accommodate Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who became an uncapped player before the auction last year, the limit was raised to Rs 4 crore,” Gavaskar wrote for Sportstar.
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Gavaskar mentioned that not a lot of uncapped players were bought for high prices and went on to justify their price tag. While he believed such players could improve in a couple of years with experience, Gavaskar also felt the chances of improvement are not high if such players take part in local leagues.
“In all these years, it is hard to recall an uncapped player bought for huge numbers who has justified his inclusion in the team. Maybe over the next couple of years, he may get a bit better with experience, but if he is playing in the same local league, then that chance of improvement doesn’t get much better,” Gavaskar added.
Gavaskar added that such players could perform well with a lack of price tag pressure.
“What does happen is that if in the next auction his price comes down, then the pressure of expectations also comes down and the player plays a lot better,” Gavaskar wrote.
