Not just a run in the park

Akash Chopra with next update on 'Scribbles through Summer' Column.
"I always believed that playing cricket was all about scoring runs and taking wickets. Everyone would be your friend while the going was good and you were obviously, only as good as your last innings. So then, I figured this was the mantra to remember when you're getting paid to play, or, more precisely, to perform.

But after a couple of years at Hem Heath Club here, specifically, and as an overseas professional cricketer in England for a few years now, generally, I've realised I've been hugely mistaken.

Please don't get me wrong, you still have to earn your living and perform every time you walk out with the bat or ball in your hand. The prime criteria while negotiating your contract for the next year is your performance that season. But from my little experience, I've learned that the people who get the best deals are the ones who bring more to the table."

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