Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that IPL shouldn’t be blamed for India’s loss in the WTC Final. Since India’s loss, the fans and former cricketers have been blaming the scheduling of the league before the WTC Final. A lot of them feel that there should have been enough gap between the league and the Test Championship’s summit clash.
Meanwhile, Shastri believes the cash-rich league has provided a lot of talented players to the Men In Blue. He added that the league also given some top-class Test cricketers to the national side.
“I do not think the IPL is one bit of a disturbance. If Indian cricket is where it is today, you must thank the IPL. I know people will not like it, but I say it from the heart. You must thank the IPL. It has produced so many cricketers who have moved on to being top-class Test cricketers. From Hardik [Pandya] to Jasprit [Bumrah] to Rishabh [Pant]. So many young players like [Yashasvi] Jaiswal came through the IPL. And then people start looking at what they have done in First-Class cricket, rather than the other way around. It is a massive stage. It is the golden goose. So, never point fingers at that goose. See how we can get more eggs. How it can be used in the best possible way to do exactly what you are saying,” Ravi Shastri said in an exclusive interview with The Week.
Before selecting a Test team, one must look at red-ball records – Ravi Shastri
Notably, in the same interview, the 1983 World Cup winner said that even though the IPL has given some good white-ball players, the selectors shouldn’t get carried away. He further added that the players’ red-ball records must be checked as well
“Because of the IPL, you see an abundance of high-quality, young, white-ball players. But, one should not get carried away by that and think they should be automatic red-ball choices. No, I would rather see the red-ball record. I would sit with the selectors and find out more about who the [red-ball performances] were against, in what conditions, what are their strengths, what is the temperament of the bloke like.
but the goose isnt producing many eggs atm
— Munjit Singh (@iam_mnjt) June 25, 2023
We had won T20 world cup before IPL
— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) June 24, 2023
Murali Vijay one & only solid example
— MANI RATNAM (@mani_suram) June 24, 2023
Indian cricket is no where lmao. Barely 4 good cricket teams exist and we still bottle every tournament. The IPL is the biggest eyewash for printing money and laundering.
— D? (@Oleballstan) June 24, 2023
Exactly my thoughts too. That's why Ravi bhai rocks – never beats around the bush. I unfortunately was one of those who thought Dravid – Sharma combo will take Indian cricket higher. pic.twitter.com/bqrujAvu1O
— Aanand Vasu (???? ????, ?????? ????) (@aanandvasu) June 24, 2023
Where is Indian cricket
' No icc trophies since 2013*
* Lost 2 WTC finals*
* always under pressure in big matches*
* Sub standard performance in overseas tests barring a few exceptions*Just because Ravi shastri speaks good english, doesn't make him right.
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) June 24, 2023
Goose is actually the brand of Indian cricket ..overdose of IPL and less focus on ICC events would be like killing this goose laying golden egg.
— movieman (@movieman777) June 24, 2023
So quickly he changed his statements.. During WTC finals, he said India played badly due to IPL. Don't know which right is always right for him. In my opinion, IPL is bad and it has already showed its side effects. pic.twitter.com/VyMtPQ4zrg
— Anurag Sinha (@anuragsinha1992) June 24, 2023
Whatever; it is, as an INDIAN product; INDIA should be proud of our brand IPL??
It gives us 2 months of non-stop entertainment; we get excited at evening; despite so much hardships of LIFE?
Either, FIXED or not; but a big THANKS to IPL for our childhood nights? & STAGE to???— rkp rishi (@rkprishi2) June 24, 2023
Totally disagreed if ipl not there our team definitely better than currently. Bcz without ipl we stick on one player while with the ipl we get more options and try to change players every single series failures.
— crick8??? (@cric8ter) June 24, 2023
Ipl has made the players,board greedy ipl is easy money for players they know that if they didn’t get selected for team india they would be minting money in some franchises this will make it worse when more teams comes in ipl
— Abdul Ali Siddiqui (@abdulali7888) June 24, 2023
