South Africa international Faf du Plessis, who has plied his trade in both Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League feels that in terms of talent, the PSL has a great quality of fast bowlers while IPL offers greater variety in spin bowling.
“The standard of PSL is really good and the thing that has impressed me the most about this tournament is the fast bowlers,” du Plessis said in an interview with Cricket Pakistan. “Coming from South Africa where you face a lot once, I was surprised to see the number of guys that could tick 140 plus in PSL,” he added.
Talking about the IPL’s speciality, the 36-year-old Chennai Super Kings player said, “While India has a huge variety of spin to offer, the real gem of the PSL is its pace bowlers.”
The former South Africa captain has travelled a lot for the franchise leagues and is now in UAE to play the PSL. In this Covid ridden world, du Plessis feels that more time is being spent quarantining than in nets.
Du Plessis, who has so far played 246 T20s and scored more than 6000 runs, further explained what led to the bubble breach in IPL this year, which led to its suspension. “Travelling part of the IPL was where Covid-19 entered the bubble,” he said.