‘India runs cricket’: Chris Gayle says international tournaments should adjust as per IPL timeline
Live MintIn the latest episode of the Spirit of Cricket podcast forDafaNews, West Indies veteran cricketer Chris Gayle said that international cricket should not overlap with the Indian Premier League. Gayle said that the only team which benefits from players leaving mid-way through the IPL to play other international series’ is Team India. “You shouldn’t have international cricket during that time frame because there’s only one team that’s going to benefit, and that’s India.” Gayle instead suggested that the IPL should have a distinct time frame without any interference from international cricket. In the recent season of the IPL, English players had to skip the last leg of the championship due to the team’s T20 series against Pakistan held right before the ongoing T20 World Cup.