Matthew Hayden slammed Australian players who did not come to Pakistan
SYDNEY: Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has lashed out at the Kangaroos cricketers who withdrew from the tour of Pakistan due to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Matthew Hayden, who served as Pakistan's batting consultant in the T20 World Cup, said in a statement that when players do not choose to play for their country, it will ruin the team's culture. He said that the biggest thing for any cricketer is to represent his country and not giving priority to the country is fostering wrong culture which should be criticized. Matthew Hayden added that seven Australian players withdrew from the Bangladesh and West Indies tours due to the IPL last year, while David Warner, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazelwood also opted for the White Ball series for the Pakistan tour. Not selected The former cricketer said that no player can play on his own, if a player is not available for Australia then he should be questioned, or at least this player should not be paid. It shoul...