Delhi: During IPL 2025, there was a big discussion of uncapormed players. Seeing their talent, cricket pundits also said that there is no shortage of good cricket talent in India. In this discussion, no one paid attention to a particular issue and that who is not in discussion in domestic cricket, how are such players making place in IPL teams? The result of this is that the selector also claims that they do not give a sense of performance in the IPL, but the bets kill only those who shine in the IPL.
The path of domestic cricket is getting weak
Playing in domestic tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and better performance, it is considered the way for any player to play in senior team India and IPL, but gradually this thinking is seen to be hollow. Now the new way is that in the State Cricket League and the new talent for the IPL will automatically make a way to the IPL team and India’s T20 team. That is why not only the count of the State Cricket League is increasing, they are getting more discussion than before. It is here that unaccounted is reaching the IPL directly.
From the IPL Scouts in League, some unconnected players like Vignesh Puthur, Ashwini Kumar, Aniket Verma, Digvesh Rathi and Vipraj Nigam took directly to the IPL. Most of such players played a few domestic trophy matches for their state. This means that this path is going to be better, fast and quickly up than the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
This thing will be clear with the example of Vignesh Puthur. He played under-23 cricket for Kerala but not senior cricket but the scouts of Mumbai Indians saw him in Kerala Cricket League 2024 and got a contract of Rs 30 lakh in IPL 2025 mega auction. Even after the season, the franchise also sent South Africa as a net bowler for Mumbai Indian Cape Town. Where is they getting such an opportunity that are sweating in domestic cricket?
Domestic cricketers ignored and IPL money
Sunil Gavaskar is also adding to this issue how these new and unkapped players are earning more money in IPL, sweating in domestic cricket. At this time, the most important money has been earned for every new player. That is why they say that they should not get so much money in the IPL that they should drop the morale of this experienced domestic players. They are earning a lot of money even without big cricket achievements.
All this is becoming a cricket market rather than cricket. Everyone is watching their advantage and the IPL teams have not really worried about the cricket future of unaccounted millionaires. As long as they are well with the team, they will be released after that. Yes, till then they will earn more money than domestic cricketers, so much that they are not really entitled to him.
New players millionaires, domestic players neglected
Now in IPL 2025, the truth of the contracts of players like Rasikh Dar, Naman Dhir, Nehal Vadhera, Abdul Samad, Priyansh Arya, Ashutosh Sharma, Anshul Kamboj and Abhinav Manohar will be understood. Despite having very little or no contribution in domestic cricket, he took a big contract in the IPL, while domestic cricket players are getting plight and they are sweating without any major reward. In this way a new fraternity of players is being prepared. If you look at the recent retirement of Priyank Panchal of Gujarat, then the plight of the hard work of domestic cricketers will automatically understand. He played the Ranji Trophy for almost two decades but could not play for India nor could he earn anything special from the IPL.
In such a situation, it is important that BCCI does not give preference to IPL on domestic cricket. Those who want to play for Team India, prove themselves in domestic cricket, but also the selectors in this policy. What is happening at this time is a matter of concern. If we weaken domestic cricket, then there will be loss somewhere. The new fraternity of cricketers should not weaken Indian cricket.
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