IPL Sets Highest Standard Of T20 Cricket In World: CricViz Study

Indian Premier League (IPL), since inception, has been a major success across the globe. IPL has attracted players from the across the world to participate in the tournament. It is not just due to the big money but also the standard of cricket which has been played in the IPL that has given it an edge over other T20 leagues.

IPL is easily the second most anticipated cricket tournament in the world behind the Cricket World Cup. Fans across the world wait in eagerness for the tournament to get underway. All the fun and frolics has attracted major number of fans and made the tournament a large success over the span of years.

“In a study achieved in May this year by CricViz, who work in cricket analytics, it was discovered that the cricket performed in the Indian Premier League or IPL is of a better standard than another franchise based mostly T20 league in the world,” according to various media reports.

“The CricViz mannequin adjusts for circumstances, venues and match conditions as its baseline. An common is taken to quantify the high quality of T20 cricket as per match, participant and league.

“The study confirmed that if a median T20 worldwide participant is taken from a median T20 worldwide match and if is put in a median IPL sport, he would carry out 0.04 runs per ball worse than he would in that common T20I,” the report added.

The IPL 2020 is in the first quarter. All the franchises are still to play their opening fixtures with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set to take on Rajasthan Royals later in the day, in the hot and humid conditions in UAE.

IPL 2020 will be played entirely in UAE due to the pandemic situation forcing the cricket board to host the tournament away from India. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah will be the three venues used for the tournament. Dream 11 have been named as the sponsor for the upcoming season of the tournament after VIVO pulled out.