PSL vs IPL (Source: BCCI/PCB)
Ask any cricketer which is the best t20 league in the world, and he’ll have little hesitation in picking ipl over any other tour. IPL is not only About Competitive Cricket, but it’s a complete package that is rewarding for all the stakeholders involved, involved the players, franchies, broadcasters, etc
Barring the staggering paycheques, IPL also provides a platform for raw talent to rub shoulders with the best cricketers. Given the trendous success of ipl, many countries started their own t20 Leagues, but none was able to challenge the supremacy of ipl.
Among all, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has the biggest following after the IPL, with the CRAZE of Cricket in the Country Being the Bigest Reason for the Sharp Rise in Popularity. Despite it being a high-profile tournament, psl failed to rope in top international talents who have reserved themselves for ipl. Many big names do take part in psl, but they are mostly unsold players in ipl and retired internationals.
Former Pakistan WicketKeper-Batter Rashid Latif Reflected on the IPL vs PSL Debate and Declared IPL a Winner by a Long Margin. He said that IPL is a brand, while psl is just a small domestic league shown like a big event on live tv.
“They (IPL) Took The Brand to Greater Heights. Even the big bash league, which does not eat earn much, is stable, nevertheless. It (psl) is just a small domestic event, th’s all. A big event on tv, but if you remove that camera lens, it’s just tiny, “Latif said on geo podcast.
Latif Highlighted the Lack of Money Flow in the PSL, Saying that even the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Has More International Quality that the PSL. He said the psl, which used to call itself the second-best league, has slipped to sixth.
“Bangladesh is paying more, so the players are headed there. Pakistan’s League, which used to class to be the second-best, is in the sixth position now. “
He further said that ipl was able to make players like Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya, but PSL BUT PSL BULLDN’T SERVE as a Platform to Find Future Stars. He compared ipl’s growth in the last decade to psl, and said the Pakistan league stands at the same position from where it should start. He said that neither the pcb nor the franchises do their job properly.
