IPL is providing so much talent to India, PSL hardly doing anything for Pakistan: Danish Kaneria
India Today
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has opened up on the debate of which is a better league between BCCI's Indian Premier League and PCB's Pakistan Super League.
Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has heaped rich praise on the Indian Premier League, saying that IPL is a “professional” league that has produced many talents for Indian cricket. However, Kaneria believes that Pakistan Super League is hardly doing anything for Pakistan cricket and the “unprofessional” Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have always hindered the chances of players who have performed well in the PSL.
"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 said.
The PSL, which was founded in 2016, is a 6-team league that works on the draft model where each team signs players in a draft in a different price range. On the other hand, players go under the hammer in the IPL auction mode, getting significantly more money than other leagues across the globe.
"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. 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," Kaneria added.
The 10-team IPL 2022 season got underway on March 26 when defending champions Chennai Super Kings losing the campaign opener vs Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. All the 70 league-stage matches of IPL 2022 will be held across 4 venues in two cities, Mumbai and Pune this year.
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