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Indian Premier League didn't excite me emotionally: Andrew Flintoff - chairman - 10-12-2015
Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has revealed that he felt a lack of drive in his bid to excel in the Indian Preimer League (IPL) due the absence of "emotional attachment".
The burly all-rounder was picked for a whopping $1.5 million by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the 2009 edition when the Englishman played only three matches before returning home with an injury.
He said that even though he earned a lot of money, he was not able to relate to the IPL because of the lack of any adrenaline rush.
"When I played in the Indian Premier League, when I played that stupid Allen Stanford game in 2008 (West Indies beat England to take the 12.4 million pounds prize), I realised something central about my relationship with cricket, about getting the best out of myself. I don't play for money. I'm not sure I even can play just for money. Money is great, I can't lie about that," Flintoff wrote in a column for the Daily Mail on Sunday.
Re: Indian Premier League didn't excite me emotionally: Andrew Flintoff - YardMan - 10-14-2015
Was he excited on pay day
Re: Indian Premier League didn't excite me emotionally: Andrew Flintoff - Rowe992 - 10-17-2015
Well if he is not excited by the huge pay day then I think he is just trying to make an excuse for his failure to attract ipl teams since his initial entrance in the tournament.
Re: Indian Premier League didn't excite me emotionally: Andrew Flintoff - dillinger10 - 10-17-2015
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Well if he is not excited by the huge pay day then I think he is just trying to make an excuse for his failure to attract ipl teams since his initial entrance in the tournament.
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Flintoff retired the following season so he couldn't have played in the IPL even if teams were interested.