Mumbai, July 02: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar today advised young cricketers to aim for the India cap and said playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League could not be their ultimate goal.
“Today, parents are encouraging their children to take up cricket as a career option because of the IPL and the amount of money it provides. But the worrying factor is far too many youngsters see IPL as the be all and end all,” Gavaskar said at the inaugural Dilip Sardesai Memorial Lecture here.
The former opener also saw a worrying trend among the youngsters to pull out of domestic matches in order to be injury-free ahead of the IPL.
“A lot of players miss out on domestic cricket before the IPL to avoid injuries.
–PTI