South Africa’s move to bring Kent allrounder Ryan McLaren into the national side has failed after the county did not release him from his three-year contract. McLaren, who’s on a Kolpak deal until 2010, has withdrawn from the ODI squad to face Kenya and Bangladesh.
So, whatever happened to “he is just a player and he should be allowed to play wherever he chooses” and “it is grossly unfair for a cricketing body to prevent a player from plying his trade” and “sporting bodies cannot dictate what contracted players should do”, you know, the usual bile directed towards the BCCI whenever the ICL issue crops up.
