English cricketers focusing on the series against Pakistan, expresses Andrew Strauss – Cricket News Update
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A number of cricket analysts around the world have slammed the cash-rich league of the Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (BCCI), since they think it has been a massive distraction for cricketers around the world, keeping players more inclined towards
their respective franchises instead towards their teams, which should be their priority.
The previous season of IPL saw a number of top-notch players preferring IPL over international cricket.
However, in a press conference in Dubai, the English captain said that his players are dedicated to the sport and not to monetary values, and so their priority remains the national team and international cricket. Strauss and company won the first practice
game ahead of the Test series against the Green Shirts and the captain praised the performances of his players.
Strauss said, "It's not a distraction. The IPL is still quite a long way away for him. We've got used to the fact that IPL is around. It's old news in a lot of ways. So it hasn't really been much of an issue. Today it was more about us coming in to the ground
and trying to win the game."
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Strauss emphasized on the fact that his team did not take the practice game easy and they wanted to start the tour with a win, which they eventually achieved on the third day of the match. However, the left handed batsman believes that his team needs to
improve in some aspects of the game.
"We were determined to try to win the game and are delighted that we were able to do it in the end. But there are certain things we need to improve”, said the English captain.
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