South Africa’s fast bowling legend Dale Steyn has praised the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and called it more rewarding than the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is currently playing for Quetta Gladiators in the ongoing HBL PSL 6.

While talking to Cricket Pakistan in an exclusive interview, Steyn compared the PSL with other T20 leagues, saying that cricket gets forgotten, amid money talks, in the IPL which is why he decided against playing in the upcoming season.

“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,” said Steyn.

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“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,” he added. 

Thus far, his team Quetta Gladiators has lost their first three games in the tournament.

(Cricket Pakistan inputs)