In a recent interview, the belligerent opener Abhishek Sharma spoke about his equivalent belligerent partner Travis Head and the Australian attitude. Whereas he would always face scrutiny by his father after every performance as was the case with his other Indian colleagues in the IPL team who would always introspect and worry about match performances, he found the Aussie pretty relaxed and minding his own.
Mayhap it has to do with the country they come from. Australians playing in IPL have nothing to lose. Whereas the Indians playing in the same tourney have everything to lose. An Aussie may have a one or to bad seasons after which he may be dropped. So, what he does even if he is not playing an IPL or similar other tournaments? He goes back to Australia, plays local cricket, spends time in his farm or goes fishing in the seas, ends weekends with a visit to the pub guzzles down few pints if not gallons of beer, goes home and spends good time with his family, even if he is not wearing much. He doesn't have to but "Quality of Life" it is assured for him.
For a Tier-B or Tier-C Indian cricketer, one season of IPL is gold even if he goes for few lakhs only. A good season with 10 lakhs means it earns him 20 if not fifty lakhs in the next season. And that is serious money for a Tier B Tier C cricketer who has tries to play every tournament from a corporate, local, club and domestic to earn a respectable living which can help him earn a decent quality of life. In India earning money is very important, as "Quality of Life" has a very heavy price tag.
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