About 15 years back, when the international cricket schedule was being debated, the word that was commonly heard was ‘burnout’. Player burnout was a hot topic then and the players’ body then of about six out of the 10 Test match playing countries was going to town about it.  

Then, the IPL happened and suddenly the word burnout was forgotten and all those well meaning people at the players’ organisation understood that it was better to keep quiet than risk the ire of their members by bringing up the burnout issue.