Fleming: complicated to say 'No' to IPL


Chennai coach Stephen Fleming doesn't sense that it is up to the cricket boards to make a decision whether there should be a requirement on the number of matches each player should play.

"It is upto the person boards to decide about bring conditions on the number of matches. I don't think there should be club vs. country here. If the boards are not happy with the quantity of cricket being played they should put circumstances on it," Fleming told journalists when asked about players like Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag infuriating their injuries before an important international series.
The former New Zealand skipper admitted that it is hard for players to say "No" to IPL.

"It is hard for the players to say no. Each game is significant. As a expert cricketer, it is one's responsibility to play. IPL has value for the BCCI as it is not a rivalry that is played in off-shore. It is a real cricket event and it is important to the Indian landscape," he stated.

Fleming praise CSK's top Indian stars like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina who always want to be in the thick of things.

"I see real fervor for the Indian players wanting to play in this event. My skipper (Dhoni) and Raina are good examples of that. They want to keep playing cricket even after the ICC World Cup final. It is very tough to stop players from playing. I do not think that they play for financial rewards. I think it is their desire to competing and keep doing well," he concluded.

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