The cricketing world has changed an embraced a New World Order when Indian Premier League came into existence in the year 2008. The new age of franchise cricket had arrived and the cricketing landscape changed as many other leagues came along in the same vein. The Big Bash League came up with a revamped version from its original form and became a huge hit; Bangladesh also had its own league, while the likes of Caribbean Premier League and Pakistan Super League also being played with certain degree of success. The newly launched Sri Lanka Premier has also found some footing with the fans and cricket players. South African pacer Dale Steyn who is currently playing in the Pakistan Super League was asked to give his view on the difference between IPL and other leagues.
Dale Steyn gives his view on IPL
Dale Steyn who in the last few seasons was associated with the Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore had pulled out of the auction and IPL on the whole stating the desire for a break. Speaking about the IPL, Steyn said “I wanted some time off. I found that playing in these other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player. I think when you go to IPL, there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that, so sometimes, somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten,
Steyn’s views on the other leagues
Dale Steyn is currently part of the Quetta Gladiators in the ongoing Pakistan Super League and spoke about his experience playing in the different leagues than IPL and opined “When you come to like a PSL or the Sri Lankan Premier League, for that matter, there is an importance on the cricket. I have only been here for a couple of days and I have had people in and out of my room, just wanting to know about where I have played and how I went about it. Whereas, when I go to something like the IPL that gets forgotten and the main topic is how much money did you go for in this IPL? That’s just me being brutally honest. I wanted to stay away from that and really put more emphasis on playing and bringing good vibes to good cricket teams and tournaments I feel are worth it.
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Dale Steyn’s IPL career in a nutshell
Dale Steyn was picked by RCB in the inaugural edition of the league and played for RCB for 3 seasons before he made his move to Deccan Charges in the 2011 edition and stayed at Hyderabad for a period of time as he was also bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Steyn then played a season for Gujarat Lions and then gave the IPL a miss for 2 years. He then made a comeback to the league with RCB for whom he played in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Steyn has played 95 games in the IPL and picked 97 wickets with best figures of 3 for 8 and an economy of 6.9 runs per over.