Tabraiz Shamsi
Tabraiz Shamsi[photo: Twitter]

South African left-arm leg-spinner, Tabraiz Shamsi, has reckoned that people have a misconception that players participating in the franchise-based T20 Leagues like the IPL out of a desire to earn money.

Shamsi, who has participated in T20 Leagues like the Caribbean Premier League, where he represented St.Kitts & Nevis Patriots and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, said that the experience and exposure that a young player gets by playing leagues around the world is unparalleled.

Like many other players, Tabraiz Shamsi has benefitted from playing in franchise leagues all around the world.

“Yes definitely. I’ve been fortunate enough to play in the Caribbean Premier League and it was after I went to the CPL and did well that domestic teams in South Africa started to take me seriously and giving me regular game time and then I got picked for the national team after playing CPL and IPL,” Tabraiz Shamsi told Cricket Pakistan.

Tabraiz Shamsi.
Tabraiz Shamsi. (Credits: Twitter)

Shamsi, who has represented St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots in 27 matches, said that his performances in T20 Leagues not only helped him gain exposure and confidence but it also led to the national selectors take note of him.

“I find that it has helped my game quite a lot playing in the CPL, IPL and English County Cricket. People see it as a money thing and say that the players are participating in these tournaments for greed. Personally speaking, of course you do earn a bit of money but what is most important are the things that you learn from the people who are not really in your circle,” Shamsi added.

He also added that sharing the dressing room with cricketers hailing from different countries and just observing their way of doing things has accelerated his growth as a spinner.

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“So, you are hearing different chats from West Indian players or Indian players and you are learning about the different ways people think about the game and train. You pick up the small things like that and I think that sort of sure accelerated my growth as a spin-bowler,” he added.

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