T20 Blast Better Than IPL? Ex-England Cricketer David Lloyd Makes BOLD Statement

T20 Blast vs IPL: Lloyd said that IPL benefits the already wealthy, unlike T20 Blast. 

Written by: India.com Sports Desk Edited by: Ankit Banerjee

Updated: May 24, 2022, 7:52 AM IST

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T20 Blast Better Than IPL, Says David Lloyd

Kolkata: The cash-rich Indian Premier League is widely regarded as the best T20 league in the world, but ex-English stalwart David Lloyd thinks otherwise. Lloyd, who has been a part of the broadcasting unit in the IPL knows the nuances of the league well. During a recent conversation on ESPNCricinfo, Lloyd said that IPL benefits the already wealthy, unlike T20 Blast.

“I have worked on the IPL, but it is a private enterprise and benefiting already wealthy people. The T20 Blast is for the people and bringing money into the game. That’s a major factor for me in saying it is the best. The IPL fits an Indian audience because the players are Gods out there, but it is deadly serious,” Lloyd said.

He added: “I think the Blast is the best T20 competition in the world – not for its quality necessarily, but for its longevity, the joy that it brings to spectators in the UK culminating in one of the greatest days in the cricket calendar.”

Table toppers Gujarat lock horns with Rajasthan at Kolkata on Tuesday for a direct entry into the final. Both teams have done well and hence it is expected to be a cracker at the Eden Gardens.