Playing franchise cricket really helped Kieron Pollard, feels Dwayne Bravo – Cricket News Update
West Indian all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, and more and more players from the West Indies should go and play T20 cricket all
around the world.
Pollard is now considered as one of the most destructive middle-order batsmen of the world and he can change the course of the game within a short span of time. He is a genuine match-winner and this is exactly what he proved in the One Day International
(ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, as the lanky batsman won two matches on his own for his team, including a thundering hundred in the fourth match of the series.
Most of the cricket analysts in the Caribbean feel that Pollard has come of age as an international cricketer and he should now be given a chance to prove his worth in the longer version of the sport.
However, to give credit of Pollard’s performances to franchise cricket is quite a remarkable statement by Bravo because most of the cricket pundits have no doubt in their minds that franchise cricket is a curse for the game and it is hampering the sport
at the highest stage of the game.
A number of high-profile cricketers preferred to play the fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year instead of playing international cricket for their respective countries. The same is expected in the upcoming fifth season of the cash-rich
league.
Bravo expressed that playing professional cricket in different countries really helps a player improve his skills.
"It shows that playing cricket outside of the Caribbean, whether it's Big Bash, IPL (Indian Premier League), BPL (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, all those different conditions, is actually paying off now," said Bravo.
The all-rounder also urged the youngsters to accept the offers from different parts of the world.
He added, "It's benefiting the whole http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 team. It's a good sign and a good chance for other players to get the opportunity and exposure of playing in those leagues."
However, it remains a debate whether players play franchise cricket to develop their game or for the sake of money.
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