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IPL Pod Ep 5: Roy of the Riders, rubbish run chases and full time IPL players?

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The Future of International Cricket

If the Saudis went to the players themselves and say I don't know how much Viacodi is being paid by his BCCI contract but say he was being paid five million pounds a year and the Saudis said Well, okay, we'll give you ten million pounds ayear. We'll double your money and you come and play for us and we control you That is temptingYou're almost buying the game Good point. Virat Kohli makes tens of millions from doing all sorts of things So he doesn't need yeah extra five million as a yearly contract from somebody and you know so I don't think it would affect somebody like him But it's the younger up and coming players who might be

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