Published 18:25 IST, March 2nd 2021
Ajinkya Rahane responds to Dale Steyn's 'PSL Vs IPL' remark; sets eyes on WTC finals
Ajinkya Rahane's response came to Dale Steyn's controversial remark where he called IPL "less rewarding" as compared to playing in other leagues such as the PSL
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Indian Vice-Captain Ajinkya Rahane responded to South African speedster Dale Steyn's controversial PSL Vs IPL comment asserting that IPL gave a platform to a lot of players both domestically and internationally to 'express' mselves. Dismissing importance given to Steyn's comments, Rahane, who was addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, said that he would instead like to comment on upcoming India Vs England Test.
"IPL gave platform to express ourselves, to alot of Indians and overseas players. I don't kw what Dale Steyn said, but we're here to talk about Test match," said Ajinkya Rahane.
Sharing his thoughts on crucial final India Vs England Test, Rahane said, "This Test is really important, we are focussing on match and get that World Test Championship final spot. But for that we need to follow process, we are t taking England lightly at all and want to win match."
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PSL more rewarding than IPL: Dale Steyn
In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, Dale Steyn had shared his experiences of playing in Indian Premier League and compared tournament with Pakistan Super League and Sri Lankan Premier League. Remarking that playing in IPL was "less rewarding" as compared to playing in or leagues of world, 37-year-old speedster claimed that he tices that an "importance on cricket" is visible among players in PSL and Sri Lankan Premier League. On or hand, he described IPL as a tournament where cricket often gets “forgotten” as main topic is-- "How much money did you go for in this IPL?"
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It is important to mention that Dale Steyn had made himself unavailable from IPL 2021 to play in PSL 2021 season after which Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise excluded him from ir list of retained players.
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Final India Vs England Test
Meanwhile, India and England are all set to lock horns in final fixture of ir Test series at Narendra Modi Stadium from March 4-8. match assumes significance since even if contest ends in a stalemate, t only will Men in Blue end up sealing series, but will also consolidate ir spot in finals of ICC World Test Championship bracing to take on New Zealand at 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's. However, if England mans to get last laugh by winning final Test match, n India's opportunity to tackle New Zealand would be taken by Australia who would face m in ICC World Test Championship decider.
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18:25 IST, March 2nd 2021