Is greed the exclusive property of the IPL?
The IPL governing council conveniently decides that its wrongdoings are, in fact, not wrongdoings, writes Suresh Menon on www.dreamcricket.com
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
The IPL governing council conveniently decides that its wrongdoings are, in fact, not wrongdoings, writes Suresh Menon on www.dreamcricket.com. He says that the council follows a different code of conduct for players, and this is evident in the way it has dealt with Ravindra Jadeja, and now Manish Pandey.
Had Pandey played for India, he would have been entitled to greed, to a higher price and a nationally televised salary scheme. His IPL record, his first-class record and his status as the first Indian to score a century in the IPL count for nothing.
Like cholesterol, can there be good greed and bad greed?
The Governing Council, so eager to put the younger place in their place, might like to investigate just how easily their rules allowed the richer teams to break the ceiling on payment for their star players.