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‘I am committed to playing for the country’

Durban: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who recently quit vice-captaincy of the national team after being left out of the squad for the Twenty20 World Championships, has said he was committed to playing for the country and his patriotism was not in question.

“If it wasn’t about playing for South Africa, if it was about money, then I’d be in England or India,” Kallis told cricket commentator Neil Manthorp in an interview in the Durban newspaper The Mercury.

The star player said he had received offers immediately after reports of his unhappiness about being left out of the T20 team were published around the world. “When people heard that I was unhappy, the offers that came in to my manager Dave Rundle were substantial. Three or four times more than I earn now,” he added.

Kallis said he was scheduled to meet Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola this weekend and expected that the topic would be discussed then.

“I have a meeting with Gerald Majola this weekend, and I’m sure that is a topic that will be raised. I made a decision to resign as vice-captain last week and I would like to stick to that.” — PTI

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