<p>“I’m going to play a few games at Middlesex in the summer. I’ve no desire to play a domestic full summer. I’m done with that but I’ll be ready nearing the next IPL.”<br /><br />Obviously taking cognizance of the recent off-field developments, Gilchrist sounded a cautious note as he speculated on the future. “T20 cricket has changed the whole landscape of cricket,” he pointed out.<br /><br />“There is a lot of revenue being raised or turned over and passed. There is a microscope on that in the IPL, it will be interesting to see what the outcome is. It’s changed the face a little bit and changed the direction that players go. Whether it’s a good thing or detrimental, it’s hard to say. There are a lot of positives about both IPL and T20 cricket in the long run, as long as it well administered and well run.”<br /><br />Money, however, wasn’t the driving force behind players thronging IPL, he declared. “To be honest, everyone in every walk of life needs money to survive, it’s there and it’s very real. It’s a lure. But I don’t see any financial reason to win. The desire is purely from within. The memories of last year from where we came from the previous year -- they are the reasons I’m playing. What charges me up and keeps me coming back is that nice little incentive of that winning feeling.”</p>
<p>“I’m going to play a few games at Middlesex in the summer. I’ve no desire to play a domestic full summer. I’m done with that but I’ll be ready nearing the next IPL.”<br /><br />Obviously taking cognizance of the recent off-field developments, Gilchrist sounded a cautious note as he speculated on the future. “T20 cricket has changed the whole landscape of cricket,” he pointed out.<br /><br />“There is a lot of revenue being raised or turned over and passed. There is a microscope on that in the IPL, it will be interesting to see what the outcome is. It’s changed the face a little bit and changed the direction that players go. Whether it’s a good thing or detrimental, it’s hard to say. There are a lot of positives about both IPL and T20 cricket in the long run, as long as it well administered and well run.”<br /><br />Money, however, wasn’t the driving force behind players thronging IPL, he declared. “To be honest, everyone in every walk of life needs money to survive, it’s there and it’s very real. It’s a lure. But I don’t see any financial reason to win. The desire is purely from within. The memories of last year from where we came from the previous year -- they are the reasons I’m playing. What charges me up and keeps me coming back is that nice little incentive of that winning feeling.”</p>
