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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They have their own super successful T20 tournament, Jonathan. Excellent standard & run brilliantly! So this victory is no surprise actually <a href="https://t.co/IXcJYCRQES">https://t.co/IXcJYCRQES</a></p>— KP (@KP24) <a href="https://twitter.com/KP24/status/875027442368487425">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Think KP is right. PSL is a good thing for Pak cricket (just as IPL, big bash, CPL etc have been for their countries). Gets cricketers some extra money, but also allows players to get used to pressure on a big stage in a tournament setting against teams which contain different international standard players.
 
Awaiting a [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] comment deriding our desperation and over reaction for Foreign appreciation and approval.
 
PSL provides a safety net for many of the emerging players who are coming from humble background and gives them the ability to play freely and express themselves. It is still very early but it has been positive thus far and it will only get better if it moves to Pakistan.
 
Ruman raees, Fakhar zaman, Fahim Ashraf all got noticed from PSL I believe? I might be completely wrong here
 
It's thanks to PSL that the likes of Fakhar, Shadab and Raess have gained public attention. Hence making it difficult for the selectors to ignore them.

Other than this aspect I don't see any direct benefit of PSL yet. Seniors are bottling it as ever before.
 
Why do we need Pietersen to approve our league? As if he was the one who set up the tournament. PSL belongs to the nation and the people of Pakistan.
 
big_gamer007 said:
Ruman raees, Fakhar zaman, Fahim Ashraf all got noticed from PSL I believe? I might be completely wrong here
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Fakhar and Ruman had done well in domestic. Not sure about Ashraf.

TBH I dont buy the idea that these 20 20 leagues can propel a player to international cricket. Maybe it can give them some exposure but that is about it.
 
Time for Najam Sethi to be given some serious credit which he never gets.
 
90MPH said:
Fakhar and Ruman had done well in domestic. Not sure about Ashraf.

TBH I dont buy the idea that these 20 20 leagues can propel a player to international cricket. Maybe it can give them some exposure but that is about it.
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Exposure is the first step always. Makes the lives of selectors easier and also helps the media and fans to create pressure for selection.
 
Savak said:
Exposure is the first step always. Makes the lives of selectors easier and also helps the media and fans to create pressure for selection.
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i agree thats what I like about PSL because the PCB selectors cant keep hiding and making bizzare selections if someone is doing so well in front of the cameras.

Otherwise 20/20 cricket while fun can only take a cricketer so far.
 
big_gamer007 said:
Ruman raees, Fakhar zaman, Fahim Ashraf all got noticed from PSL I believe? I might be completely wrong here
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Faheem has been picked purely from domestic list A and t20 cricket.

Fakhar and raees had been performing since ages but PSL gave them recognition. Hasan too. Shadab announced himself this year.
 
captain crook said:
Why do we need Pietersen to approve our league? As if he was the one who set up the tournament. PSL belongs to the nation and the people of Pakistan.
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It's called accepting a compliment.

One can't always be self assured, hence a positive feedback from a third person is always most welcome.

Taking criticism and complinents go hand in hand.

It's when you base your worth solely on others approval that it becomes a problem.

I feel fans have appreciated PSL without waiting for others apprval approval hence I see no issue here.
 
He replied that to some guy who was saying that more English payers need to play the IPL after they lost the Semi Final and that surprisingly there was no Pakistani player in the IPL and they still won, Allan Wilkins too was quick to Answer.
 
PSL should give equal opportunities to all the domestic players, many domestic players are not even chosen to represent teams in PSL for instance where is fawad alam and khurrum manzur, there is certain bias while selecting players from one region and completely let go of another region, this bias shouldn't happen

sarfraz ahmed was nearly discarded from PSL completely, its nadeem umer who made his club cricket captain sarfraz as the captain of quetta gladiators.

we wont have seen sarfraz as pak team captain if not for nadeem umer
 
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KP was praising Pakistan and the PSL, yet people still take it the wrong way! KP and the other foreign players participating in the PSL have reignited Pakistan cricket and enhanced the profile just like the Golden Days (1980's to Early 2000's)
 
Enigmatic_786 said:
KP was praising Pakistan and the PSL, yet people still take it the wrong way! KP and the other foreign players participating in the PSL have reignited Pakistan cricket and enhanced the profile just like the Golden Days (1980's to Early 2000's)
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KP has said many times that the PSL is so well run, every player receives payments on time, the arrangement of lodging, dining and recreational facilities is spot on.
 
I was listening to owner of LQ and could see his passion to develop core of Pakistan cricket's young talent and contribute. He was giving example of Fakhar Zaman and role of Brendom McCullum.
 
Shocked no 'angling for a PSL contract' comment has emerged yet
 
Savak said:
Awaiting a [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] comment deriding our desperation and over reaction for Foreign appreciation and approval.
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We don't need his approval to know that the PSL will be good for Pakistan cricket. Secondly, he has been reduced to the role of a commentator by the IPL who don't consider him good enough as a player anymore. Yet in the PSL, he is the biggest star. It is not surprising to see that he is quite eager to sing songs about it. His tweet comes across as a little desperate and over the top in my view, there was no need of all the adulation.
 
Mamoon said:
We don't need his approval to know that the PSL will be good for Pakistan cricket. Secondly, he has been reduced to the role of a commentator by the IPL who don't consider him good enough as a player anymore. Yet in the PSL, he is the biggest star. It is not surprising to see that he is quite eager to sing songs about it. His tweet comes across as a little desperate and over the top in my view, there was no need of all the adulation.
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Check your information, teams wanted to sign him up and he didn't want it as he said he was playing a lot of cricket and he wants to take a break that's why IPL hired him as a commentator.
 
Pakpak said:
You're not wrong, same with Sharjeel, Asghar, Imad, Nawaz etc
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Madplayer said:
Faheem has been picked purely from domestic list A and t20 cricket.

Fakhar and raees had been performing since ages but PSL gave them recognition. Hasan too. Shadab announced himself this year.
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90MPH said:
Fakhar and Ruman had done well in domestic. Not sure about Ashraf.

TBH I dont buy the idea that these 20 20 leagues can propel a player to international cricket. Maybe it can give them some exposure but that is about it.
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RehanG said:
yes and add to that Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali (last year) Sharjeel ect :)
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Ahh ok same thing happened with IPL as well players like Jaddu, Ashwin, Yousuf Pathan, Manish Pandey got recognition due to IPL and then we're groomed into the Indian team.. Pathan regressed but others did well for themselves..

Now we have players like Pant, Samson, Iyer etc who are household names due to IPL and are in the radar of selectors... Ofcourse they will have to perform well in domestic competitions as well to warrant a place but IPL gave them good exposure and brought them in limelight of fans/ex cricketers whose praise for these players keep them in eyes of selectors..
 
Sports_Psychologist said:
Check your information, teams wanted to sign him up and he didn't want it as he said he was playing a lot of cricket and he wants to take a break that's why IPL hired him as a commentator.
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No team was lining up to sign him - he is well past his prime as a batsman and his last IPL season was a complete disaster. He pulled out because he knew that he will go unsold in the auction. He is not good enough for IPL anymore, and it is better to pull out yourself rather than face the humiliation of not getting picked by any franchise, especially for a player of his ego and stature.

Even in the PSL, he was a total flop barring 2-3 matches and I believe he will be a liability for the Gladiators next season. However, we don't have enough top stars in the PSL so we will have a space for him for years to come. No wonder he is a big fan of the tournament and how it is run.
 
Sports_Psychologist said:
Check your information, teams wanted to sign him up and he didn't want it as he said he was playing a lot of cricket and he wants to take a break that's why IPL hired him as a commentator.
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I think it has to do with pricing as well. I believe he is no longer at the level where he can be bought at a high price lets say b/w $750,000-1,000,000.

If he saw that his best price would be somewhere b/w $200,000-300,000 then he could have decided its not worthy enough for him to play and perhaps he could better off make that amount as a commentator.
 
Mamoon said:
We don't need his approval to know that the PSL will be good for Pakistan cricket. Secondly, he has been reduced to the role of a commentator by the IPL who don't consider him good enough as a player anymore. Yet in the PSL, he is the biggest star. It is not surprising to see that he is quite eager to sing songs about it. His tweet comes across as a little desperate and over the top in my view, there was no need of all the adulation.
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I was surprised that the BPL has not signed him up yet. The BBL in Australia criticized his selection saying he was getting a free ride, i doubt they will sign him up again. I don't believe he plays county cricket anymore.

Do you have any tips for the PSL organizers on things you feel they need to do to catch up to IPL?
 
You know someone somewhere is not doing his job properly when you have to rely on Pyjama Leagues for finding talented players.
 
If PSL can help Usama Mir,Hussain Talat,Usman Khan Shenwari and maybe someone like khushdil shah and bismillah Khan then the PSL has given this Pakistani team a good core which was needed

PSL is one excellent idea and congrats to the investors and credit to Najam Sethi
 
Psl really has been good, helped to unearth/revive talents which could lead to XI such as the one below...a big could admittedly

Sharjeel
Fakhar
Babar
Sarfraz
Haris
U.Akmal
Fahim
Shadab
Amir
Hasan
Junaid
 
Savak said:
I was surprised that the BPL has not signed him up yet. The BBL in Australia criticized his selection saying he was getting a free ride, i doubt they will sign him up again. I don't believe he plays county cricket anymore.

Do you have any tips for the PSL organizers on things you feel they need to do to catch up to IPL?
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PSL will not be able to catch up with the IPL until international cricket returns to Pakistan on a full-scale, and the PCB is able to exert the same amount of influence as BCCI. Since the IPL is the only league to have a dedicated window, it means that it will always be able to attract the greatest number of stars. Neither these things are not in PSL's control, and they cannot do much about it. Under the circumstances, the PSL couldn't have been any better.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
You know someone somewhere is not doing his job properly when you have to rely on Pyjama Leagues for finding talented players.
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Lol bro it's not about pyjama league.. Imagine a young 17 year old player sharing dressing room for 6 weeks with legends like Tendulkar, McGrath, Ponting, Warne and others who have played throughout the 10 years.. Watching these legends practise, how they practise, what kind of diet they take, how do they approach the game, game awareness etc etc .. It would give that 17 year old kid a lot of learning and add to the fact the coaching staff in IPL teams are the best in the world they can take what they were taught in those 6monhs about diet, practise, gameplay etc and use it in domestic season as well to become better..

Let's face it the domestic coaches are not as good as the top coaching staff of IPL teams..

So IPL maybe a pyjama league to you but it still helps players financially and to become better players if they do not let money get to their head and keep focussing..
 
Posted this in the interesting tweets by Cricketers thread, not surprised at his view because he's always been a big fan of franchise T20 cricket and using it to find new talent, and he obviously believes its helped Pakistan perform here.
 
PSL is a good thing for Pakistani cricket purely because for once selectors are forced to make meritorious decisions. Also young cricketsrs being exposed to good coaches, top international cricketers and large crowds is always good experience.

Any International Pakistani player older than 30 should not be playing PSL.
 
Just 2 years of PSL has led to this final. Just imagine what is going to happen after 10 years of PSL.

Our next generation of players are going to behave and look very different to what we have today.

All we need now is home international cricket and if we get it then we will be in a lot more finals.
 
captain crook said:
Why do we need Pietersen to approve our league? As if he was the one who set up the tournament. PSL belongs to the nation and the people of Pakistan.
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What a bizzare comment?

You don't 'need' him to approve, but what's wrong if he does? Where did he say the credit is his?

If others appreciate it's not needed, and if they don't appreciate, Pakistan is being overlooked and treated unfairly?
 
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