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Players get stick, Chappell the carrot

Aftera super-quick autopsy, the BCCI has announced its verdict on the ills of Indian cricket: there is conclusive proof that money has corrupted the players.
The premise behind this discovery is that the players are responsible for defeat and they performed poorly because they earn obscene amounts of money. The solution, therefore, was easy - reduce earnings, improve performance. Thus the decision to cut endorsements and restrictions on how players engage in non-cricket commercial act...