Of late the number of injuries to the cricketers of team India is increasing rapidly. In recent past there have been cases when player(s) had gone on foreign tour hiding his [their] injury, which showed up only during the course of play. This had had placed the team in some precarious position in the midst of the tour some times necessitating SOS calls for replacement from home.
Players know very well that they will only aggravate some nagging pain or recurring injury, if they dont allow it proper rest. They are also very well aware of the fact that they will peril their own playing life if they continue the game with the persisting injury. Why is it then that Indian cricketers hide their injury and take the risk of playing for the national team? Is it sheer love of the game or burning patriotism, which push them to undertake such risk? Perhaps non! Perhaps it is the lure of lucre. Perhaps its the fear of losing ones position in the team.
Today everyone knows that big money is involved in international cricket and playing for the national team not only enables the cricketers get heavy pay packet from the BCCI but a place in the national side also ensures...