IPL 2021 suspension: CSK batsman Faf du Plessis makes BIG statement on T20 leagues

The CSK batsman Faf du Plessis was also the third-highest run-getter in IPL 2021, scoring 320 runs in 7 games with four fifties and a top-score of 95 not out.

Former South Africa captain and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Faf du Plessis feels the mushrooming T20 leagues around the world is a big threat to international cricket. Du Plessis took part in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 before it was suspended last month due to rising COVID-19 cases in India. Du Plessis said the administrators of the game must strike a fine balance between leagues and international cricket. “T20 leagues are a threat for international cricket. The power of the leagues are growing year by year and obviously in the beginning there might be just 2 leagues around the world and now it’s becoming 4,5, 6,7 leagues in a year. The leagues are just getting stronger,” he said in a virtual media interaction ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “I think it’s important that in future you try and see how its possible both can co-exist because it becomes a choice moving forward into the future then it can be a real threat for the international game,” the South African batter added.