Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz in a recent conversation with Cricket Pakistan has rated IPL better than the PSL. He further said that the Indian Premier League is the best T20 competition around the world and no other league comes close to it. Riaz is the most experienced pacer in the current Pakistan squad and still has a lot to offer to the national team.
Wahab, who has been involved in the PSL ever since its inaugural season, pointed out the differences between the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL). Wahab said that the presence of the top international players in the IPL makes it the best in the world. Riaz also pointed out that the way the two leagues draft players are different.
Wahab Riaz Rates IPL Better Than PSL
“IPL is a league where all the top international players come and play. You can’t compare IPL with PSL, I believe IPL is at a different level. Their commitments, the way they run things, communicate things, the way they draft the players, that is totally different. I don’t think any league can compete with the IPL, but if there is any league that stands behind it, it has to be the PSL. The League in Pakistan has proved it,” Riaz said during the interview with Cricket Pakistan’s YouTube Channel.
However, Riaz said that the bowling standards are better in PSL than the IPL. Among the reputed foreign pacers Dale Steyn has been a part of the PSL for several years now. He too had spoken about certain aspects of the PSL which are better than the IPL.
“The standards of bowling are quite high. The kind of bowlers you get in the PSL is not found in other leagues, not even in the IPL. This is why PSL doesn’t have many high-scoring games. The bowling attacks in PSL are the best in the world,“ Riaz said.
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