Test cricket is my main aim, claims http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 – Cricket News Update
Australia’s talented batsman, Martin Guptill, aims at building up a promising career in Test cricket instead of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the sake of cash.
The 25-year-old claims that he wants to play more First-Class matches in order to tune up for his team’s upcoming Test series home and abroad.
While speaking to the media today, the top-order batter said, “My main priority is still Test cricket and playing first-class cricket over the winter is the best thing to improve that. We have a lot of Tests coming up and doing well for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in Test
cricket is my main aim.”
Moreover, Guptill also prefers to play English County Cricket over the IPL, the high-profile 20-over domestic event which has spread immense cash and cricket in the country.
Since its inception in 2008, the league has been an attractive tournament for cricketers across the globe. Before the start of every season, IPL franchises hire foreign and local players through open auctions. Every cricketer is eager to be selected for
the event which offers abundant money to the participants.
However, IPL’s mega success has stirred up a controversy between country and club. In has been observed over the last few years that most of the players have set aside their national commitments to go for the league. This gruesome trend has rung alarm bells
in the avenues of world cricket managers who fear that Test format of the game will diminish soon if domestic T20 tournaments keep cricketers busy.
But Guptill has pleased his national cricket bosses by proffering to play 5-day games despite lucrative offers from the IPL for its next event. Now, he will prove to be a trend setter for his other teammates who aspire to bag the league cash.
The right-handed batsman has earned great repute in just two years of his international career. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. He has represented the Black Caps in 18 Test, 54 ODI and 25 T20I matches so far, scoring
1097, 1751 and 546 runs respectively.
The youngster is currently playing for his home side, Auckland Aces, in the ongoing domestic HRV Cup.
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