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Resolve pay dispute in Australian cricket soon: Matthew Hayden

Former Aussie opener says with the Ashes and a tour of India on the calendar, the pay dispute has to be resolved early

By Unnikrishnan

Chennai, July 19: Australian legend Matthew Hayden said the India tour is a premium Test event and it is important to quickly resolve the pay dispute.

"I think it will get resolved. But I am not sure how it will get resolved. That is because there have been mediation efforts and that have not been accepted," said Hayden.

Matthew Hayden file picture

"Plans have been laid out pretty substantially. There has to be a meeting of the minds. And, it has to happen quickly. We have a tour of India coming up. It is very important part of meeting the ICC future tours programme.

"There is a lot at stake. Not to mention the Ashes. Matches against India and the Ashes are the premium Test match events in the Australian cricket culture. There is so much to lose by not resolving the issues."

"To have 14 Test matches in a domestic summer in India is going to have effects on the fan base of cricket. No questions. Then you add on the other layers, of ODIs and T20 international(s). Something has got to give. I don't believe that the ICC is addressing the Future Tours Programme as it could be to acknowledge the importance of T20 cricket, but also at the end of the stick acknowledge every stakeholder in the game loves test cricket. How do you balance that programme, is important."

Asked to compare the styles of India captain Virat Kohli and Australian skipper Steven Smith, Hayden said, "I don't think it can be done. They are very different personalities. I will say Virat is part of the modern face of India. A bold personality. He is a resilient personality as well and is prepared to take a stand. His natural game as is Smith's natural game are almost similar. They are incredibly skilled and are the best players in their respective teams.

"They have a very different style of captaincy. One is a little here, kind of, while Smith is slightly laidback. Both have got extremely strong personalities."

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:55 [IST]
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