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Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi is currently being seen as the ambassador of the T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in West Indies and USA.
In a podcast, he talked about cricket and franchise cricket. He believes that the Indian Premier League has opened the eyes of people running franchise cricket leagues around the world. Afridi also said that cricket is no longer a sport but a business.
'Cricket has become a business now…'
Shahid Afridi said, “See now money has come, things have changed. Earlier cricket was a game, but now it has become a business. It is very commercial, leagues are being organized everywhere in the world. There is money in cricket. Honestly, IPL has opened the eyes of all the leagues.”
Afridi said that earlier there was money in county cricket too, but for that the players had to play a 6-month long season and red ball cricket was promoted.
According to Afridi, there is money in every league because things have progressed to the professional level. 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, then he can earn money by playing in various leagues around the world, which is a good thing according to Afridi.
Playing for the country is a big deal
Former Pakistan team captain Shahid Afridi said that playing for the country is a big achievement. There is a different joy in playing for the country. Afridi says 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. The most important thing is to support the family.