Aatif Nawaz
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Podcast Appearances
Obviously, players have a limited shelf life.
They might think pragmatically and think, OK, you know what, let me go and maximize my earning potential.
You mentioned Jake Fraser-McGurk.
He last played for Australia in July last year, in July 2025 against the West Indies in that win in Kingston.
He's still only 23 years of age.
So, you know, there's plenty of opportunity for Jake Fraser-McGurk to get back in the mix.
Definitely.
But up until now, he's only played eight T20 internationals for Australia.
You know, he wasn't given an opportunity after that.
He's been picked up in the IPL by the Delhi Capitals and played for them.
Sorry, yes, the Delhi Capitals.
He's also played for the Dubai Capitals in the ILT20.
And this year he's been picked up in the PSL as well for the first time.
And he plays in MLC as well.
And he plays in MLC as well.
So Major League for the San Francisco Unicorns.
There's a few team names there.
Well, in his short career so far, he's represented four so far.
but he's got long-term contracts with them, and he's got a fifth coming this year with the PSL.
Now, my question to you is, Hados, is that you're saying, and quite rightly, go out there, learn the game, play the longest format that will translate to the shortest format, and skills are transferable, it all makes sense, of course it does, but does the board at that point not have to think about how do we incentivize these players, because there's riches on offer, there's acceptance on offer, there's opportunity on offer,