Fifteen years in the past, the seeds of a cricket revolution have been planted when the Indian Premier League (IPL) was laid down. The IPL has grow to be an emotion that has resonated broadly amongst followers with each season guaranteeing distinctive performances and the beginning of a brand new era of heroes. The ‘Incredible’ Premier League has grown considerably over the previous years, with an extra two groups becoming a member of the fray, making it some of the aggressive cricket leagues in the world.
Celebrating the success of IPL, Star Sports organised a present – ‘The Incredible Awards’, in the presence of IPL stars and legends of Indian cricket – Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan. Speaking at a press convention organized by Star Sports to have fun 15 years of the IPL, former Team India opener Virender Sehwag talks about how efficiency in the T20 franchise match has grow to be an important parameter for overseas gamers.
“I think the competitiveness of IPL has increased to such a level, that all the players from different countries want to play IPL. The performance they give in IPL are counted and evaluated in their own countries. For example, David Warner performed so well in IPL and after that he got to play in the Australian international team and there also he performed well. In addition, the main advantage of the IPL is that we got young players from small cities, who have emerged and performed well by giving their best with the highest level of competitiveness,” Sehwag stated.
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“The IPL has benefited young talent the most. Earlier, nobody got noticed from Ranji Trophy performances and hence couldn’t make it to the Indian team. But now, if you perform well in the IPL and you showcase your talent, then immediately, you get an opportunity to play for the Indian team. Because of the IPL, so many children from smaller states of the country have started taking cricket seriously and try their best to participate in the IPL and strive hard for it. For example, my son is 15 years old and is already working hard to get a chance to play in the IPL,” the previous India opener stated.
Former Team India spinner Harbhajan Singh additionally talked about how the T20 match has made uncapped Indian gamers family names. “The variety of kids who have gotten a chance would have by no means thought they might get to share the dressing room with Sachin Tendulkar, Pollock, Shane Warne. When a younger cricketer’s household watches him on TV enjoying alongside a Shane Warne, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni, then there’s this sense of satisfaction among the many household as nicely that the teenager`s arduous work has been fruitful.
“This was possible only because there was a broadcaster like Star Sports. If there was no television, nobody would have been able to put a face on a player from any team. Today, we know every IPL player`s name and face because of television,” Harbhajan stated.
Cricket lovers can watch ‘The Incredible Awards’ on the Star Sports Network at 10PM IST on February 20.
(with IANS inputs)
