Premier pace bowler Dale Steyn recently took a low blow at India’s top-tier T20 League, the IPL. The 37-year-old South African international claimed that the Indian Premier League is less rewarding as compared to Pakistan Super League. Dale Steyn, earlier this year, revealed that he won’t be featuring in this upcoming edition of the IPL due to some personal reasons. However, he is currently playing for Quetta Gladiators in the on-going season of the PSL.
IPL 2021: What did Dale Steyn say?
Dale Steyn, in a recent interview with Express Tribune, compared the cash-rich Indian Premier League with other T20 competitions in the world. According to Steyn, IPL focuses more on money rather than the spirit of cricket. He cited IPL’s money-oriented nature behind his decision to not feature in the Indian league.
He was quoted saying: “IPL is less rewarding as compared to PSL and other leagues. cricket gets forgotten, amid money talks, in the IPL which is why I decided against playing the last season. There is a breeding machine of fast-bowlers here in Pakistan which is great to see.”
Indian Fans Troll The Legendary Bowler
However, Dale Steyn words didn’t go down well with fans of Indian cricket. They instantly took their Twitter accounts to give it back to the South African pacer. Have a look.
My Opinions after hearing to Dale Steyn @CricCrazyJohns
– Don’t stream IPL in Pak
– juz 2 foreign players, cause hardly all 4 foreign players perform
– if anyone has problems with IPL, don’t bark, we indians are happy to see our stars here#dalesteyn— ritesh patil (@not_ritx) March 2, 2021
He was getting bashed anyway
He was going to be unsold in this IPL as well
Poor remarks by steyn, could have avoided them— Rohiratian (@Devansh657) March 2, 2021
PSL more rewarding than ipl. I agree why after this 😜#DaleSteyn pic.twitter.com/Hdj1Wjaqyb
— Rahul Raj (@Rajrahul444) March 2, 2021
The reason why Steyn left IPL
RETWEET or DIE pic.twitter.com/etaFoJAVF4— PUBG (@pubg75112241) March 2, 2021
Correction- Want to play tournaments where batsman can throw their wickets on my bowling.#DaleSteyn https://t.co/722KC0o9bw
— Vaibhav Mukhija (@thecricketguy45) March 2, 2021
