The Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the lives of many cricketers, whether they are Indian or international stars, on both a personal and professional level.
The IPL has now become the cricketers’ favorite T20 league, and everyone wants to be part of this league, given the big stage, exposure, and money. Well, Indian cricket has also hugely benefited from the IPL, but former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has a different take on the world’s biggest T20 extravaganza.
Ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, Hogg said that the IPL has a negative impact on Indian cricket and that players of the current generation are most affected by the league. He noted that the current generation of Indian cricket is not like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who really love to play ODI and Test cricket.
Brad Hogg said in a video posted on Instagram: “I think it is (IPL affecting Indian cricket) because the young players that are coming through the system are more focused on playing T20 IPL cricket because there is probably a little more cash in it, it's a short form, it's quick and you get the game done and dusted. It seems a bit like easier money.”
The Aussie also mentioned that the younger generation is not keen on playing the longer formats of the game due to IPL.
He added, “When they are focused on that T20 cricket scenario, they are not focused on the longer forms. They don't know how bowlers set up batters to take wickets and how batters build their innings to bat for long periods of time.”
Hogg concluded, “It's not so much the generations that are playing international cricket right now like the Virat Kohli's and Rohit Sharma's. It's younger players that are just debuting for India that are most affected.”
