Quality of bowling in PSL is better than IPL: Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram said a lot of foreign players have told him that the quality of bowling in PSL is 'a lot better' than IPL.
Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram said he has always been particular about asking the difference between Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League to foreign players with whom he has worked in the PSL.
Wasim Akram said a lot of foreign players have told him that the quality of bowling in PSL is 'a lot better' than IPL. Akram said the overseas players told him that they were able to target and go after at least one bowler per team in the IPL and that it was not the case with the PSL.
Nonetheless, Akram conceded that PSL has not been able to produce young batsmen as much as IPL has over the last few years.
"But from whatever I have seen in the PSL over the last few years I have asked a lot of foreign players about the difference between IPL and PSL when it comes to bowling. They all have said that the quality of bowling in the PSL is much better," Wasim Akram told Basit Ali during a YouTube chat.
In all IPL teams, there is at least one bowler who can be attacked. According to foreign players, the quality of bowling is a lot better than IPL, according to foreign players.
"If I have to name a few promising batsmen, youngsters who are doing well are Peshawar Zalmi's Haider Ali and Multan Sultan's Zeeshan Ashraf."
Akram has worked with several PSL franchises, including Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and Karachi Kings over the years. Notably, the former Pakistan captain had also worked with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders as their bowling coach until 2016.
Akram also said PSL is the 2nd best T20 league in the world after IPL but it's unfair to compare both the tournaments.
"It's not fair to compare PSL and IPL. PSL has just started, it's just been 5 years since its inception. For the first time, it was held in Pakistan we came to know how big a tournament it is for Pakistan. PSL is the second biggest tournament in the World of T20 after IPL.
"IPL has matured. It's completed 12 years and there is a lot more money involved in the IPL," Akram said.
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