| If you are seeking cricket as profession that is | | | | Today the commercialization of sports has opened |
| excellent specially if you belong to countries like | | | | more opportunities for such aspiring cricketers across |
| Australia, India, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South | | | | all nations. The newly formed IPL has opened |
| Africa and others. These Commonwealth Nations | | | | opportunities for such non-recognized cricketers to |
| have greater contributions to put this game today | | | | prove their mettle. The teams of the IPL buy players |
| among the top popular sports like football, Formula | | | | from all nations and all categories. Many players who |
| One, tennis and others. Like football, tennis and F1 | | | | failed to get recognition or attention of national squad |
| sportsperson, the cricketers too have a luxurious life | | | | selection committee could put their show through IPL. |
| and they can earn enough money to sustain them | | | | So, the first step that you should look forward to is |
| after retirement. Overall cricket as a profession is a | | | | that you start playing the game early. You have to |
| good option provided that you get the limelight. | | | | start it in a good academy of cricket where you are |
| There are few sports which put its players on | | | | trained by a good coach. Such playing in academies |
| another track of career after retirement, and cricket | | | | opens opportunities first to enter district and then |
| is one. Most players after retirement can opt for | | | | state level cricket. From state level even if you are |
| diversified fields that keep on bulking their wallets. A | | | | not selected in the national team, you get a good |
| cricketer after retirement can go for careers like | | | | annual salary for playing for the state you represent. |
| – umpiring, commentator, TV host of events, | | | | In countries like England young cricketers get |
| coaches, and opening cricket academies to teach the | | | | opportunities to play in county matches and club |
| sport to young guns! Few sports provide such | | | | sports. There are many games played besides one |
| variety of options after retirement. But to become a | | | | day international cricket events where the cricketers |
| professional cricketer is not an easy thing. You have | | | | can earn good match fee. Once a player reaches |
| to really work hard and get noticed by national | | | | state level or equivalent, he or she is then recruited |
| selectors or country cricket boards/organizations to | | | | by companies and public sectors to play for their |
| select you for squads. | | | | team. For instance in India, there are options like get |
| The opportunities come since one’s teenage. | | | | recruited by banks, railways, and other such public |
| There are records of some great players of the | | | | sectors. |
| world debuting at young age as 16, 15 or like that. | | | | Summary: Overall cricket as a profession is a good |
| Sachin Tendulkar, Saqlain Mustaq, Shahid Afridi, | | | | option provided that you get the limelight. The |
| Parthiv Patel and other international cricketers have | | | | opportunities come since one’s teenage. There |
| started their career from a very young age. That is | | | | are records of some great players of the world |
| possible because of the under 19 squad of cricket. | | | | debuting at young age as 16, 15 or like that. The first |
| Even under-19 cricket world cup is organized every | | | | step that you should look forward to is that you |
| four years similar to Cricket World Cup, where the | | | | start playing the game early. You have to start it in a |
| nations send their youngsters to participate in the | | | | good academy of cricket where you are trained by a |
| game. | | | | good coach. |