IPL changed monopoly of international cricket on players' time: Pat Cummins

The IPL has ended the monopoly of international cricket on players time said Australia captain Pat Cummins who feels going forward it will be a challenge to persuade players to prioritise national duty over franchise cricketCummins agrees that Trent Boults decision to deny a New Zealand central contract for lucrative T20 league around the world has been in the offing since IPL changed the complexion of the game a decade agoIts been coming for a while but I think it is here now Cummins was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald ahead of the World Test Championship Final against India at The Oval starting June 7International cricket doesnt have a monopoly on players time like it did in the past The IPL changed that a decade ago but theres just going to be more and more content that creeps in so I think weve got to be proactive about thatCummins wants his teammates to consider national duty bigger than anything else but said that would be a challenge in these times of cashrich franchisebased leaguesWe have to keep making playing for Australia as special as we can keeping a high performance to get every single player wanting to play for Australia as much as we can Thats going to be the challengeI think its upon us now and weve got to start thinking about that quite deeply I think fastforward a few years time a 12month international calendar might look a little bit different the pace spearhead saidCummins believes cricket is going soccers way and there will be a time when national teams will need clearances from franchises to play for the countryAlso Read IPL franchises lure English players into quitting international duty for multimillionpound dealWhen youre talking about some of the opportunities that may be provided through the franchises I dont think you can blame players that might take that option he saidI see the day where that a franchise release happens I think its reality Youve seen it in other sports So again weve got to keep selling why playing for Australia is so special And making sure there is some flexibility to try and get the best out of these guysWe still want the best players winning World Cups for us winning big series But obviously theres more competing interests than there were in the pastThats why things are starting to quicken up and its moving towards a more world football model where you play for your club employed by your club and you get released to play for your countryCummins believes the WTC provides bilateral Test series more contextHe said he is looking forward to Australias first WTC Final and that too against India who made the cut in the last edition as wellWeve got India in the World Test Championship final first which I think a lot of people forgot Cummins saidIt feels like second time around its got a little bit more on it It felt like a big missed opportunity that first one So it certainly gives a bit more context to every series now something big to play forThe big series say Ashes or India series where you play four or five Test matches are obviously big battles whereas the more common series where you play two or three in a series it the World Test Championship gives them a bit more global context and something a bit extra to play forAlso Read WTC Final lsquoThis is our grand finalrsquo says Nathan LyonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever