Every cricketing achievement and career has a cost — anyone who says “you can’t put a price on that” is either not trying hard enough or they’re being disingenuous. Or they’re not professional cricketers and probably don’t know any.

When Kavem Hodge raised his bat to acknowledge the standing ovation from a capacity crowd at Trent Bridge three days ago for his maiden Test century against England, there would have been some viewers believing the moment was priceless...

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