Cricket was once known as the game of the gentlemen but with the passage of time it became a game of entertainment. IPL (Indian Premier League) has played a major role in tarnishing the role of cricket because since the start of IPL cricket has become a game of money and limelight. Now everyone tries his best to come under the limelight because it is something which brings you money and fame from across the world. However, IPL has not only tarnished the image of cricket by making player money greedy but it has also dented a pretty good image of this game since many match fixing issues have appeared on the scenes.
Looking at the popularity of the IPL, Bangladesh Cricket board has come up with its very own cricket league BPL (Bangladesh Premier League). Though it is not as popular as IPL but still it has the charm to attract the cricket lovers. Lately, Sri Lanka also organized a cricket league which according to most of the people was a huge fail and according to some reports players have not received the complete league fees yet.
One thing has to be mention here that it was Pakistan who firstly came up with the idea of such leagues but due to some problems Pakistan could not organize a cricket league. And then came IPL, Pakistan players participated in the very first addition of IPL and outshone the players from rest of the world. The relationship of the two neighbors Pakistan and India got tensed and Pakistani players were snubbed and were not included in the other seasons of IPL.
However, the Pakistan Cricket Board did not lose the hope and kept the hard work going on and finally then have come up with Pakistan Super League. The Pakistan Cricket Board unveiled the PSL on Thursday with the hope of making a new history in the cricket world by starting “a league of standard” unlike many others. This league was launched on Thursday in Lahore where the captains of Pakistan men and women teams along with other board official were present. This league will kick start from the 23rd March with an opening ceremony followed by the matches.
The pattern of this league is quite similar to top notch football leagues where each team will be playing with another team twice in the tournament. According to the Chairman of Cricket board, only five teams will be the part of the first three editions of PSL. Each team will be based on five local players and six International players. This will prove to be a great learning experience for the local youngsters as they will be playing in the midst of the top International players.
“Today is a very important day for Pakistan cricket,” Lorgat, who was present at the ceremony, said. “PSL will help revive international cricket in Pakistan.” To be honest it would too early to say something about this league. So, we should wait for the 23rd March because it is when this league will start.
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