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West Indies captain Jason Holder urged to the higher authority of world cricket ICC and the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) to ensure a substantial minimum wage for international cricketers as the cricketers giving up their international career and involving in domestic leagues for earing more.

South Africa’s Duanne Olivier, aged 26, quitted his international career and signed a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire. Holder believed that if players kept favouring domestic leagues over representing their country, it could become hard to "continue putting up the front" about the quality of international cricket, reports ESPNcricinfo.

"It's really sad to see another quality player lost to Kolpak cricket. Until something is properly done to keep players a little bit more grounded financially I don't know how much longer you can continue putting up the front,” said the West Indies captain.

Morne Morkel, Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw previously signed a Kolpak deal for more earn. There were 14 Kolpak registrations playing county cricket in 2018, while West Indies has previously struggled with the availability of some players due to schedule clashes between the international game and T20 leagues. Holder believed that most of the young cricketers had a dilemma and left a career for personal needs.  

"Most young cricketers in this day and age have had that dilemma," he said. "It's about what you want as a player. I've had age on my side, getting into West Indies cricket early and wanting to commit to it. I wanted to give myself a fair shot at a good international career and, if I stay fit and healthy, I can always cash in at the back end of my career. Some other players don't feel that way because of their personal needs. I don't judge people for their decisions. They have to live with the decisions and be happy with the ones they make. But it's really sad that you lose quality players due to domestic leagues and with a lot more players going Kolpak," he added.