Secrets of a Great Captain ; Former England Captain Nasser Hussain Meets Ex-New Zealand Skipper Stephen Fleming Who Will Retire From International Cricket After the Series Decider in Napier to Talk Leadership, Old Battles and the State of the Game ...

Daily Mail › March 19, 2008

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NASSER HUSSAIN: You've been around forever, it seems. Should we be concerned about the state of world cricket? About what has happened between Australia and India, with all the sledging, and the implications for the game of the Indian Premier League?

STEPHEN FLEMING: There's always been confrontation. There was when you and I played against each other and some of the confrontation provides some of the greatest pieces of cricket, like Allan Donald bowling to Mike Atherton in 1998.

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Secrets of a Great Captain ; Former England Captain Nasser Hussain Meets Ex-New Zealand Skipper Stephen Fleming Who Will Retire From International Cricket After the Series Decider in Napier to Talk Leadership, Old Battles and the State of the Game ...

The concern in Australia was the racial connotation. I don't know whether the media scrutiny is such that every little thing said on the field now gets reported, so maybe there has to be a change of attitude among the players. What happens on the field doesn't always stay on it now and maybe players' behaviour will have to reflect that.

NH: And the IPL? Players have complained about too much cricket for a long while and this is not aimed at you because you're retiring from international cricket but at the first chance they've had for more action, they have grabbed it for the money. Is that double standards?

SF: Possibly. The people who have complained about too much cricket have to be very careful but when it comes down to a fiscal decision to play 44 days cricket or keep flo...

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