This former veteran cricketer says
This former veteran cricketer says "the game has become a business now..."
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New Delhi: Nowadays there is a lot of discussion about the falling level of the game in the world. The game is now played less with sportsmanship and more in keeping with business interests. South African great Shaun Pollock has also pointed this out. Shaun Pollock is a little worried that the players in his country are choosing county cricket instead of the national team. He said that this is a problem and it cannot be fixed because the game has become a business now.

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At the beginning of the year, 27-year-old fast bowler Duane Oliver signed the Kolpak after playing just 10 Tests for South Africa. Another fast bowler, Kyle Abbott, did the same in 2017. Morne Morkel also signed a Colpac contract to play in country cricket but did so last year after announcing his retirement at the age of 33. In the Kolpac agreement, players can play in European Union countries and are not considered foreign players.

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He can enter into an agreement with English County without falling into the category of foreign players. Pollock told a news agency, 'You like to choose from many players for selection but you can't correct it (this problem). It is like that in the modern era. In the past, sports did not make much financial profit. People were available for their country in sports. But now it has become a business.

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