Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria highlighted that the IPL has helped Indian cricket develop but PSL has hardly done anything for Pakistan.
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has opened up on the impact that the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) has created in their respective countries. The IPL, founded in 2008, has been able to churn out plenty of domestic talents and fast track them to the national team besides attracting overseas players across the globe while the 2015-former PSL still has to do something substantial for its country.
Kaneria highlighted that the lucrative Indian tournament continues to grow every year with the plethora of talents it has produced but PCB has to take better approach towards PSL talents to help them grow through their ranks.
“Being a very professional event, IPL is providing so many talents to Indian cricket. And it’s getting better and better with each passing season, while PSL is doing hardly anything for Pakistan cricket. If some player performs well in PSL, the unprofessional approach of Pakistan Cricket Board mars his chances of getting into the national side,” Kaneria told IANS.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) lost their opening contest in the IPL 2022. However, Kaneria feels that these two franchises have the best combination and cannot be taken lightly.
“See, there are no favourites in the T20 format. But if we talk about the combination, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are good. There are two new teams in this edition, and you cannot take them lightly,” he said.
A bunch of South Africa cricketers let go their national team service ahead of the Bangladesh Test to feature in the IPL. Kaneria said that it only highlights the intensity and value of IPL.
“IPL is a tournament in which all the cricketers want to play. You see, many players from South Africa took leave from their national side to play in the IPL. So this is turning out to be a big event every single year,” he added.
