Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
You're only looking at the downside. You don't know how many potentially brilliant players cricket loses to rival sports. Lord knows I'm sure we've missed out on some West Indian and New Zealand guns because of the reduced opportunities as well as lower pay.
You have to be damn confident of your ability, or extremely passionate about cricket, to pursue a career where there are less opportunities, and even if you are successful at making it to the top echelon, you are paid less than you are in other sports, even if you are simply above average at best.
You have to be damn confident of your ability, or extremely passionate about cricket, to pursue a career where there are less opportunities, and even if you are successful at making it to the top echelon, you are paid less than you are in other sports, even if you are simply above average at best.