Ex-NZ and MI pacer McClenaghan makes damning statement on New Zealand cricket

New Zealand leftarm seamer Mitchell McClenaghan is worried of senior players not being valued much by the New Zealand Cricket NZC upon reaching a certain ageMcClenaghans fears come after pace allrounder Colin de Grandhomme announced his retirement from international cricket on WednesdayA veteran of 29 Tests 45 ODIs and 41 T20Is who played an integral hand in the success of New Zealand in recent times de Grandhomme was selected by the Adelaide Strikers ahead of season 12 of the Big Bash League BBL through an inaugural overseas draft De Grandhomme 36 follows in the footsteps of Kiwi leftarm pace bowler Trent Boult who too was granted a release from his central contract by NZCI think once youre at a certain age youre not really valued at New Zealand Cricket I feel like there should be some reward for longevity in this game particularly with the way the contracts are set up with NZCAlso Read Asia Cup 2022 India beat Hong Kong by 40 runs secure Super 4 spotYoure on a yearbyyear contract so theres actually no security at all Youre not an employee like you are with New Zealand Rugby where youre on a longerterm contract where you dont need to look over your shoulder and youre on good money said McClenaghan on SENZ Breakfast showMcClenaghan who played 48 ODIs and 29 T20Is for New Zealand feels that lack of security in NZC contracts was why de Grandhomme announced his retirement from international cricket after bagging a BBL deal with StrikersPlay Quiz What do you know about tennis superstar Serena WilliamsYou could lose your job tomorrow so all your security is out the window so I can understand why Colin waited until he had a job to go to before kicking it in I think in his mind he probably thought hed have four or five Tests left at a max and then that would probably be taken towards the end of his career Thats just the nature of being a contractor unfortunately for NZC and obviously for New Zealand cricketers as wellNew Zealand will be next seen in action in a threematch ODI series in Australia starting from September 6This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever