‘PSL more rewarding than IPL’: Dale Steyn makes shocking statement – WATCH

Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the biggest and most popular cricket leagues in the world. The league features some of the best players from across the globe in a number of nail-biting encounters. While every overseas player dreams of playing in the IPL, former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn feels PSL is more rewarding than the IPL.

Dale Steyn is currently playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and said that playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is less rewarding than other franchise leagues around the world because there is too much emphasis on money in the IPL and that “cricket gets forgotten” as a result.

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Somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten

Speaking to Express Tribune, Dale 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,” he further added.

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When you go to IPL,there are such big squads,so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that,so sometimes,cricket gets forgotten.When you come to like a PSL or LPL there is an importance on the cricket.Dale Steyn pic.twitter.com/xadKxcKnyv

— Saleem Khaliq (@saleemkhaliq) March 2, 2021

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Dale Steyn pulled out of IPL 2021

Dale Steyn has been part of teams like Deccan Chargers, SunRisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Lions, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the past. The South African pacer was part of the RCB side in the 2020 IPL but pulled out ahead of the 2021 season. In three matches in 2020 IPL, the former Proteas cricketer managed just one wicket at an average of 133 and a strike-rate of 11.40. Steyn is currently representing the Safaraz Ahmed-led Quetta Gladiators in the latest edition of the PSL.

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