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Kane Williamson and MS Dhoni with the IPL trophy. Credits: AFP

New Zealand’s current national selector Gavin Larsen has credited the Indian Premier League (IPL), for the growth of players in the country. The tournament is a host to cricketers from all across the globe. The two-month cricket carnival is a festival of the sport celebrated every year where fans and players from every corner of the world gather to witness the best cricketing action.

The lucrative IPL is the reason behind the growth of various national and international cricketers across the globe. Many of the national cricket boards recommend their players to participate in the tournament so that they can compete with the best.

New Zealand Cricket is also one among them as they believe that a lot of quality has been developed in their cricketers with the advent of the IPL.

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IPL Is The Reason Behind Quality Cricketers in New Zealand: NZC Selector Gavin Larsen

“It’s very clear. Its highlighted in our Master Agreement (MA) that IPL window must be available for our players if they do get picked up by a franchise,” said Larsen.

He added, “When our players are picked up by IPL franchise, they can only develop their game. We are seeing some of the results that have come in terms of Players’ improvement which has been a fantastic part of cricket growth.”

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The IPL Trophy. (Credits: Twitter).

He does accept that scheduling could be a challenge but not something that is too worrisome at the moment.

“There are small challenges around scheduling, for instance, England tours, which can be packed up close to IPL. So it’s a challenge around players’ availability. But it’s not a common issue generally I am not being negative,” Larsen said.

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Gavin Larsen. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Larsen and coach Gary Stead (also chief selector) form the two-member panel which looks after the development of the country’s players and the cricket board has ensured that IPL is a part of that plan.

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One part of Larsen’s job is to monitor Black Caps players’ performances in the IPL and it would be more significant in the next two years with back-to-back ICC T20 World Cups.

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