da premier bet： Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower has been ruled out for the triangularone-day series against India and West Indies with a dislocated thumbbone
21-Jun-2001Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower has been ruled out for the triangularone-day series against India and West Indies with a dislocated thumbbone.Flower, who was injured while keeping wickets in the second innings ofthe second Test against India, has been advised rest for at least sixweeks.As such, the left-hander is also likely to miss the Test seriesagainst West Indies which immediately follows the limited overstournament starting on Saturday.However, there were strong rumours that Andy Flower was deliberatelymissing out on these tournaments as he wanted his fees to be raised.Sources in the Zimbabwe Cricket Union said the batsman’s injury wasnot that serious and he wanted his contract fees to be increased.Flower, in a recent interview to PTI, had lamented that Zimbabwecricketers were being paid a pittance and called for a minimum paystructure for international cricketers to be enforced by theInternational Cricket Council