Youngsters' attraction to T20 riches worries Ponting
Melbourne | Monday, Nov 9 2009 IST
 

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting fears that the next generation players may cave in to the financial opportunities in Twenty20 cricket but said it would be upto him and other senior members of the team to guide the youth.

Ponting led a talented young team against India in the absence of some of the experienced members of the team and the youngsters responded well to seal the series in Guwahati with another game to go.

The current spat of injuries suffered by Australia has allowed Ponting and acting vice-captain Mike Hussey to instil their values in newcomers Clint McKay, Jon Holland, Burt Cockley and Moises Henriques.

''I've made no secret that I'm a bit worried about some of the attitudes of younger players ... with the amount of money that's around in Champions League and IPL,'' Ponting said.

''I just hope that the next generation of players coming through have the same sort of want and desire to play as much international cricket as I have, because that's what it's all about as far as I'm concerned.

''Hence the reason I retired from international Twenty20 cricket, to play more 50-over cricket and better Test cricket over the next few years,'' the Aussie skipper was quoted as saying by 'The Daily Telegraph'.

''One thing we always try to stress, as the more experienced players in this team, is just how much of an honour it is to get a chance to play for Australia.

''We really ram that home to the young guys coming in and every young bloke I've seen come in has accepted just how big and special it is to play for Australia.

''That's my job and Huss' job and Michael Clarke's job, as the senior players in the side at the moment, is just to keep reinforcing that to those blokes.''

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