Australia Players willing to take pay cut, says Josh Hazlewood

Melbourne: Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has said players are willing to take salary cuts if it helps the sport keep itself afloat during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has brought the entire cricket calendar to a grinding halt. Last week, Cricket Australia had said that it would furlough 80 per cent of its staff to meet the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis which has claimed more than 1.6 lakh lives across the globe. There have been reports that have suggested the game will run out of cash in Australia by August.

“It probably took me a little bit by surprise. Just through the fact that it’s probably happened at a perfect time, I guess, this pandemic, for Cricket Australia,” Sydney Morning Herald quoted Hazlewood as telling the media on Monday. IANS

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