5 Reasons Why IPL Has Done More Harm Than Good To Indian Cricket

There are no doubts that (Indian Premier League) IPL is an integral part of Indian cricket. Every IPL season is an entertaining tournament not only in India but throughout the world. Players and teams who perform well in the Indian domestic league are recognized and applauded by cricket fans all over the globe.

However, there are pros and cons to everything, and similarly, IPL too has some disadvantages for Indian cricket. A few of these are so lethal that they are doing more harm than good. Here we discuss 5 reasons why IPL has done more harm than good to Indian cricket over the years.

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5 Reasons Why IPL Has Done More Harm Than Good To Indian Cricket

5. Shifts Focus From International Games

One of the major harm that IPL has done to Indian cricket is that it shifts focus from international games. At the beginning and during the tournament, players are only concerned about their performances in the domestic league.

As a result, they are ready to risk their national commitments for the cash-rich franchise T20 league. Even fans are more concerned about Indian Premier League than Team India’s performance in international games during the tournament. Players are ready to increase their workload to drive their teams to laurels during the seasons.

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4. Rise in Players’ Fatigue

Another disadvantage of Indian Premier League is that it increases players’ fatigue. Due to rigorous hard work for almost 2 months during IPL, players face fatigue issues just after the league. On a few occasions, they were not even able to perform in the following series.

For instance, when India faced a humiliating first-round exit in T20 World Cup in 2021, IPL was blamed to increase players’ fatigue. The second leg of the 2021 season took place just before the T20 World Cup.

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Another example comes from 2023 season. India was scheduled to play ICC World Test Championship final just a week after the tournament. Australia completely outplayed India in WTC final in both batting and bowling.

While key Aussie players skipped the recent 2023 season and prepared thoroughly for the match, Indian players did not miss a single game and could not get enough practice ahead of the epic Test clash. Travelling and continuous games during Indian Premier League increase restlessness among Indian players that significantly affect their future performance.

3. Injury Concerns

IPL also add up injury concerns for players. There were many examples when consecutive games in Indian Premier League led to injuries among players. Last season, Suryakumar Yadav left the league midway due to an injury. In IPL 2023, Deepak Chahar was injured after playing a few games and returned later.

Due to this issue, BCCI had also ordered franchise owners to manage the workload of key players in the 2023 season. Over the last 16 seasons, Indian Premier League has caused injuries to a lot of Indian players which made them unavailable for crucial international tournaments later.

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2. Develops Money-Minded Attitude

IPL is a cash-rich league. The tournament is the richest franchise T20 league in the world and awards expensive payouts to players. However, it does affect the attitude of players and fans towards IPL. Every player who gets big contracts is expected to perform his best.

If he fails, he is blamed to waste franchise’s money. Moreover, many players also leave national commitments to play in Indian Premier League, since they want to acquire a hefty deal.

Sometimes, fans too judge players according to the amount they get in the tournament rather than their performance. As a result, IPL has given rise to a money-minded attitude more than a performance-based attitude to a great extent.

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1. Misjudged Scouting From IPL

IPL is played in a T20 format across different stadiums in India. While some stadiums like Wankhede and Narendra Modi are high-scoring, others like Chidambaram and Ekana are low-scoring. As a result, misjudged scouting from Indian Premier League is a big disadvantage in Indian cricket.

There are many examples of world-class scouting from Indian Premier League like Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin among others. However, there are enough examples of wrong selections too.

For instance, spinners like Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Chahar, and opener Ishan Kishan were picked in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on the basis of their IPL performances. However, these three completely failed in the tournament. Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Hooda got international debuts due to IPL. However, their national career halted after some games for India as they failed with consistency at the highest level.

Sometimes, selectors also play the league’s top performers in ODIs and Tests and the idea has failed on most occasions due to the differences in format. Hence, Indian Premier League often leads to misjudged scouting for the national team and this is harming Indian cricket on a large scale.

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