Basit Ali, the star of the former Pakistan cricket team, pointed to the amount of talent on the performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) and explained why he consider it the number 1 league in the world. There has been some debate between fans when it comes to comparison between IPL and Pakistan Super League (PSL). However, Basit clearly stated that although some of his compatriots feel bad when he says, he believes that a wide range of talent puts the IPL above its competition.
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“Class of IPL – When I call it number 1, my Pakistan brothers feel bad. But they all ruin their hands and time. Look at the immense pool of talent, alone in this season. Nehl Vaheer, Priya Arya, Abdul Samad, Ashwani Kumar.
Meanwhile, India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli retained their place in the top category, while Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan’s out-of-of-favor pair returned to the lower bracket in the lower brackets on Monday in the 34-fighter list of centrally contracted players released by BCCI.
The A+ grade, which takes charge of the annual retainship fee of seven crore rupees, includes Ravindra Jadeja and Paes Spierhead Jasprit Bumrah like the last few years.
India’s champion Trophy Hero Iyer has been a remarkable comeback in the list, which is included in Group B which comes with an annual remuneration of Rs 3 crore.
Ier was dropped last season last season to ignore domestic cricket for IPL. Wicketkeeper-better Ishan Kishan. For this reason, he also returned to Category C, which costs one crore rupees annually.
Rishabh Pant, who was demoted in Group B during the 2023-24 season, was returned in a category in place of retired Ravichandran Ashwin. Category A comes with a retainy of five crore rupees annually.
Category C has maximum number of players, 19 in all, Harshit Rana with five new entry, Varun Chakraborty, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep, who had a fast bowling contract earlier.
The only notable name in the list is Mumbai’s all -rounder Shardul Thakur, who last played for India in the 2023 ODI World Cup game against Bangladesh in Pune. Fast bowler Avesh Khan, Keeper-Betters Kona India and Jitesh Sharma are also excluded from the list.
(With PTI input)
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