T20 World Cup 2021: Don’t blame Indian cricketers for playing in IPL before tournament, says Imran Tahir

India and Mumbai Indians paceman Jasprit Bumrah came on record to say that the cricketers are suffering from ‘bubble fatigue’. Imran Tahir brushed all these allegations aside saying that most of the cricketers are coming directly after playing in some franchise league.

Former South Africa and Chennai Super Kings leg-spinner Imran Tahir is a veteran when it comes to the shortest format of the game. Tahir, who is 42 years of age, has turned out in 334 T20 games over the years in franchise leagues all around the globe. In the Indian Premier League alone, Tahir has 82 wickets in 59 games since making his debut in the league back in 2014.

After Team India’s second successive loss in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 fans are blaming the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 for their poor show. India and Mumbai Indians paceman Jasprit Bumrah came on record to say that the cricketers are suffering from ‘bubble fatigue’. Imran Tahir brushed all these allegations aside saying that most of the cricketers are coming directly after playing in some franchise league.

“It is not right to blame the Indian Premier League for Team India’s poor performance. All the players are taking part in some league around the world. In T20 cricket, if you don’t perform on the day, you end up on the losing side. You shouldn’t blame the players like this,” Tahir, who will turning out in the Abu Dhabi T10 league later this month, said during a virtual interaction.