Melbourne, Feb 29 Cricket Australia has blamed its players for acquiring double standards by complaining of a lack of support from the Board and charging the officials of bowing down to the BCCI might too often this season.

CA's reprimand to opener Matthew Hayden for calling Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh an 'obnoxious little weed' has not gone down well with the Australian players as they felt the Board overreacted to the "flippant remark".

The Board and players were also facing each other in the sponsorship deal related to the Indian Premier League and the racism row involving Harbhajan and all rounder Andrew Symonds.

"We have supported the players getting a $1 million paycheque in India in the IPL," a CA official said.

"We have done all the work there to get that going. And not one cent of that comes back to us or to grassroots cricket. We don't hear anything about that," he said.

The official also noted that captain Ricky Ponting regularly attended CA board meetings, and often expressed his thanks and appreciation for the work the governing body does, the 'Daily Telegraph' said.

"We have a broader responsibility than just to the (CA contracted) players," the official said adding "more communication is needed between the two parties in this area". (Agencies)