Monty Panesar has extolled the virtues of the Indian Premier League following England’s brilliant T20 World Cup victory
Monty Panesar has credited the Indian Premier League [IPL] for having a “huge benefit” on England’s white-ball revolution, which culminated in them becoming the first men’s team to hold both the ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously.
England famously won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019 in a dramatic final against New Zealand which culminated in a super over, before winning this year’s T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan in a tense final at the MCG.
Panesar believes the IPL has certainly helped England’s progress in the shorter formats, with England’s Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss stating back in 2015 they needed to embrace franchise tournaments like the IPL in order to “get better at one-day cricket”.
And with 13 members of England’s World Cup-winning squad having IPL experience, Panesar extolled the tournament’s virtues in a column for Nub News.