New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi is now seen as the ambassador of T-20 World Cup 2024 hosted by West Indies and USA. Meanwhile, in an interview, he talks about limited overs cricket and franchise cricket.
He believes that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has opened the eyes of people running franchise cricket leagues around the world. Afridi further said that cricket has now become a business instead of a sport. Cricket used to be a sport, but now it has become a business. Leagues are being organized all over the world. There is money in cricket, honestly IPL has opened the eyes of all the league organizers.
According to Shahid Afridi, there is money in every league because things have progressed commercially. There is money and players are earning a lot In such a situation, if a player is not able to play for his national team, he can earn money by playing in different leagues around the world, which according to Afridi is a good thing. Shahid Afridi, the former captain of the Pakistan team, said that playing for the country is like a great achievement. There is a different joy in playing for the country. Afridi said that players who do not get a chance in their national team, get a chance in the league and there is a lot of money in it.