Indian Premier League (IPL) has possibly been the world’s best T20 league but the emergence of Pakistan Super League(PSL), Caribbean Premier League(CPL) and Big Bash League(BBL) have given lot of competition to Indian league, however, BBL head Kim McConnie feels the other way and IPL is the world’s best domestic competition will continue to lead the way and provide a roadmap for other leagues in the world.
IPL is best domestic competition- Kim
“Hats off to IPL. It is by far the best domestic competition in the world,” Kim told PTI Bhasha at Melbourne Cricket Ground as reported by Times of India.
“We often say that BBL is being used as a launch pad where cricketers around the world can showcase their talent and hopefully put them into a good place for the IPL,” she added.
IPL will continued to lead the way- Kim
“IPL has shown the roadmap for the other leagues in the world. We pay great attention to the IPL and notice what they are doing especially from the talent point of view. It will continue to lead the way in many factors,” said Kim who left Pepsico last year after joining Big Bash League.
“We learnt from the IPL many things like fan engagement. Lot of our players come back with a lot of great stories from IPL. We have borrowed from IPL the concept of merging sports with entertainment and now BBL is like family entertainment where whole family come and sit together to watch matches.”
Talking about the success of BBL- Kim
“We are moving into eighth year of BBL and have shown rapid growth. We are now able to fill stadium like MCG with 6070 thousand people coming to watch BBL games,” Kim said.
“Players like Ricky Ponting are talking about it and it is now seen on the global scale as a dynamic domestic league.
“WBBL is into the fourth season and it is the best women’s league around the world. We are very proud that some of Indian female players are also a part of it. It is very dynamic and gaining a lot of interest and I am sure it will lead the way for others,” she added.
