Legendary cricketer and former India coach Greg Chappell is present process such monetary struggles which have compelled a fundraising marketing campaign.
Cricket is at present a extremely profitable sport with modern-day skilled gamers incomes whopping quantities from endorsements and commercials on prime of their taking part in charges. However, cricketers from the earlier period weren’t so fortunate and didn’t see the monetary windfall that present gamers can rely on for his or her future publish retirement. Legendary cricketer and former India coach Greg Chappell is present process such monetary struggles which have compelled a fundraising marketing campaign.
Chappell is going by way of a monetary wrestle and his buddies have pitched in to arrange a web-based fundraising platform. The thought is to “enhance” the previous cricketer’s “last few years”, in line with a report. The 75-year-old former Australia captain is residing on hire. While he admitted that he is doing nice, Chappell asserted he was definitely not residing a life of luxurious on account of his superb cricketing profession.
Chappell had a controversial stint as the pinnacle coach of the Indian workforce from 2005-2007 the place he had a reported fallout with former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. He parted methods after India’s dismal displaying on the 2007 World Cup.
“I’m not on the bones of my a**e,” Chappell was quoted as saying. “I certainly don’t want it to sound like we’re in desperate straits, because we’re not — but we’re not living in luxury either. I think most people assume that, because we played cricket, that we are all living in the lap of luxury. While I’m certainly not crying poor, we’re not reaping in the benefits that today’s players are,” he added.
Chappel was reluctant however agreed to the fundraising marketing campaign. “It is just my friends who realised that we didn’t get a lot and just to make sure that Judy and I were comfortable in our retirement,” Chappell stated on the earnings from his period.
“To be fair, there are others of our era who are in more dire circumstances that could do with the help and I don’t think the game has done enough for players of that era. Particularly in relation to the comparison with today’s era.” “I believe the players that set the scene for what’s happening today, should probably be recognised for the role they played in getting the game to where it is today,” he added.
(Inputs from PTI)
