IPL is the biggest and most expensive cricket league in the world. Not only Indian players but foreign players are also excited to play in IPL. The biggest reason for this is the earnings and fame from IPL. Players become stars overnight by performing brilliantly in IPL. But many foreign players are unable to play in the IPL. Because their cricket board does not allow them to play. Recently an English cricketer has revealed that he was forbidden to play IPL.
We are talking about Jonny Bairstow, the stormy batsman who played for Punjab in IPL. He scored a century while batting stormy in the second test match played against New Zealand on Tuesday. After this match, Jonny Bairstow made a big disclosure. He said that a lot of people told me that one should not play in IPL. I should go and play county cricket. You are playing in the IPL against the best players in the world. You have that sense of when to change gears. When to speed it up and when to slow it down.
People used to say that if I played and scored runs in the match of 4 days, it would be very good. But unfortunately, such things were not possible. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to play in the best competition against some of the very best players in the world. When it comes to pressure situations, the more pressure you withstand, the better it is for you. This is a situation that you have been through before.
Be it IPL, ODI cricket, or Test cricket, you are able to remember an evening like this only. It is the atmosphere and the opportunity that you get, whether it is bad or good. You manage to perform wonderfully as a team. Like we did in this match. I hope that in the future also we will always be able to show the game.
