When a professional chooses a different employer lor a better opportunity, he is usually called a smart man. Although (he situation is different in this context, il is still the same search of a professional lot a prospect that is betteilfftffi^pnA aloif one.

The fourteen Bangladeshi players who have been contracted by the Indian Cricket I vague have just taken a decision that will broaden their livelihood.

International cricket is a game of a lucky few. You do well, you play. To get to that level, a player must go through thousands of hours ot rigorous training and meticulous preparation and in essence, give himself up to the game. Of course one must love (he game more than anything else, but when one becomes a professional and gives up a

lew mmgs in me, it is necessar> mink of the present condition as well as keeping an eye on the future.

I he toughest part of lop-level cricket is the luck factor. One bad shot could put an indelible mark on one's career.

The 10-year ban that has been eiiforccjl by (he J}angtydush t^nkefc 'BoaFF:^UTd l^ct^ht»'*itrifnf^?ij th^ moment but what will become ol it once the all important B( ( I nudges the ICC in favour of the ICL?

I hey have said that Bangladeshi clubs and players will have a piece of the rich IPL pie. What if the money is gobbled up by the club officials themselves? Ilas the cricket board thought about that?

I or players like Mahbubul Karim and Golani Mabud. this is the best opportunity to showcase their talent to the world. For men like Mohammad Rafique and Habibul Bashar this is the

perfect opportunity to see off an eventful and glorious careers.

It may be correct to point out that some ol the younger players who have moved to the ICI bad very little idea about (he league's status in world cricket but (heir move was purely based on attaining a secured lutur^. for *^c5cli Why else wTnild /fftab Ahmed go? He still harbours dream of playing for Bangladesh but will he be given a considerably long run if be has a lean patch?

Elementary as it may sound, it is the right of every sportsman to earn money.

/\t (he end of (he day when these players tend to settle in life very early, harsh reality in managing professional life and personal life comes in to play-Supporting their family becomes priority.

So from a purely professional point of view, this was the correct decision.