'Clarity' is all about the money

When certain New Zealand players asked for some "clarity" about dates for the New Zealand home summer, it was obvious they were keen to make sure those didn't cut across their IPL commitments, writes Dylan Cleaver in the New Zealand Herald. This is the modern reality, apparently.

People are quick to put the boot into Twenty20 for razing the cricket landscape but Twenty20 isn't necessarily the problem - the IPL and the salaries it can offer is.

Can you blame Jacob Oram for wanting some guarantees he is going to be able to fulfil his $1 million contract with the Chennai Super Kings? He's probably not going to earn much more than a measly $250,000 (cough, splutter) playing for his country over the next 12 months.