By deciding to stay out of the IPL the fast bowler from Australia has lost an estimated $500,000 according to reports.
Johnson with his fast bowling skills could have easily gone for lot more than that has his skills would have been sought after by the franchisees. Bret Lee was instance went for $900,000. Ishant Sharma the rookie bowler went for a similar amount and Johnson definitely would have been in that range.
But Johnson wants to concentrate on his International career and save him for that rather than wear himself out by playing in intense tournaments like IPL. For the present his goal is to play good quality test and one-day cricket.
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