The Indian Premier League (IPL) hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is regarded as one of the best franchise sports leagues across the world. Every year, the T20 Extravaganza witnesses legendary players from all over the world participating in the league and putting their best effort to win the elite T20 title for their respective franchises.

However, over the years, there have been times when the world-class T20 tournament has hogged all the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Many times the former or current cricket players have made some controversial statements regarding the league or the franchises that have managed to create a stir on social media.

Here are 5 times when cricketers made controversial comments on IPL/IPL teams

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-334323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Dale-Steyn-1.jpg" alt="Dale Steyn RCB" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-334323" class="wp-caption-text">Dale Steyn. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption>

South Africa’s veteran seamer Dale Steyn has formed an integral part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for over a decade now having representing teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/theres-no-real-emotional-connection-with-the-owners-shane-watson-gets-candid-on-his-experience-with-rcb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB</a>), Deccan Chargers, and Gujarat Lions. However, Steyn decided to pull out his name from the 14th edition of the T20 Extravaganza due to unknown reasons but is participating in other franchise leagues across the globe.

As the pace spearhead is plying his trade in the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), he delivered an unexpected statement regarding IPL that left the Indian fans stunned and made Dale Steyn an easy target of trolls and hate on social media. The Proteas cricketer reckoned that there is too much emphasis on money in the IPL and that cricket takes a back seat.

“I found that playing in these other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player. I think when you go to IPL, there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that, so sometimes, somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten,” Dale Steyn was quoted as saying.

However, after facing serious backlash, Steyn took to his official Twitter handle to apologize and asserted that he didn’t want to hurt anybody’s emotions.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-459527" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-4.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-459527" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

West Indies power-hitter <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-want-to-play-for-west-indies-chris-gayle-remembers-the-call-from-the-board-ahead-of-international-comeback/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> had hogged all the limelight in 2018 when he had accused Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team-management of mistreating him and disrespecting him for not retaining him for the 2018 edition of the T20 Extravaganza despite promising him retention earlier before.

“I was their biggest draw. It was disappointing in the end because they had called me. They wanted me in the team and I was told that I will be retained. But they never called back after that. So that gave me the impression that they didn’t want me and it’s fine.” Gayle was quoted as saying in 2018.

During the 2018 IPL auction, Gayle was picked by franchise Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) at his base price towards the end after he had gone unsold during the first round of auctions.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-452405" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson.jpg" alt="Shane Watson" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452405" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption>

Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson, who had announced his retirement from IPL last year, made a startling claim regarding the team-management of franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he reckoned that the RCB owners didn’t have any emotional connection with the players or the franchise. Watson believed that it was due to the fact that the franchise was run by a proper corporate company.

Shane Watson was signed up by the Bangalore outfit in 2016 after Rajasthan Royals was suspended for two years following the spot-fixing scandal. Watson plied his trade for the team for two years before getting signed up by Chennai Super Kings (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-skoda-backs-out-from-csks-front-jersey-deal-myntra-in-race-as-replacement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSK</a>) during 2018 auctions. Meanwhile, the veteran termed playing for RCB as an enriching experience due to the presence of some extraordinary players.

“RCB was a great experience because of the caliber of players I played with. It was run by Diageo which is sort of a Johnny Walker company, so it was more corporately – sort of – run, which is different. There’s no real emotional connection with the owners who put in their heart and soul into it,” Watson had said.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-313935" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ben-Duckett.jpg" alt="Ben Duckett" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-313935" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Duckett. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Over the years, IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has failed to lift their maiden T20 title but the franchise has received a lot of unbiased love and support from a plethora of their fans and followers. RCB fans are always ready to defend their favorite team and have mercilessly trolled the people speaking ill about the franchise.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hes-got-a-little-bit-of-a-technical-issue-vvs-laxman-on-shubman-gill-being-under-pressure-after-low-scores-against-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Duckett was at the receiving end of the wrath from RCB fans during the 2018 edition of the T20 Championship for calling the Bangalore outfit a ‘joke’. While Ben had said it in a good sense and had expressed his awe at the formidable batting line-up of big guns including skipper Virat Kohli, Brendon McCullum, and AB de Villiers, the fans misinterpreted his words and launched an attack on Ben on social media.

After facing flak for his words, the 26-year-old had taken to his official Twitter handle to provide a clarification. “Woken up to these and many more horrible messages. Yesterday I referred to RCB as a ‘joke’ meaning they have such a good side with the likes of de Kock, de Villiers, Kohli, McCullum, and lots of other world-class players,&#8221; Ben had tweeted.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-195263" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Abdul-Razzaq.jpg" alt="Abdul Razzaq" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-195263" class="wp-caption-text">Abdul Razzaq of Pakistan  (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Pakistan’s former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is known for his absurd and controversial comments regarding the players and various cricket boards across the world. Razzaq had again gained the limelight during early 2020 by comparing two franchise leagues namely Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Cricket League (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/there-should-be-strict-inquiry-against-the-medical-panel-shoaib-akhtar-tears-into-the-pcb-after-psl-gets-postponed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PSL</a>).

There is no doubt that IPL is the best cricket league across the globe and boasts of seeing world-class players participating in the league. However, Razzaq feels that if a team of best players from IPL takes on a team comprising players from Pakistan Super League (PSL), the latter would win the game.

“If a team of the best players from the Indian Premier League faced a team made-up of the best players from the Pakistan Super League, the PSL team would win,” Abdul Razzaq has said. This comment by the Pakistan veteran had enraged the Indian fans to the extent that they had brutally slammed the cricketer on social media.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is regarded as one of the best franchise sports leagues across the world. Every year, the T20 Extravaganza witnesses legendary players from all over the world participating in the league and putting their best effort to win the elite T20 title for their respective franchises.
However, over the years, there have been times when the world-class T20 tournament has hogged all the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Many times the former or current cricket players have made some controversial statements regarding the league or the franchises that have managed to create a stir on social media.
<h3>Here are 5 times when cricketers made controversial comments on IPL/IPL teams</h3>
<h3>Dale Steyn on IPL</h3>
<figure id="attachment_334323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-334323" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-334323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Dale-Steyn-1.jpg" alt="Dale Steyn RCB" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-334323" class="wp-caption-text">Dale Steyn. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
South Africa’s veteran seamer Dale Steyn has formed an integral part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for over a decade now having representing teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/theres-no-real-emotional-connection-with-the-owners-shane-watson-gets-candid-on-his-experience-with-rcb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB</a>), Deccan Chargers, and Gujarat Lions. However, Steyn decided to pull out his name from the 14th edition of the T20 Extravaganza due to unknown reasons but is participating in other franchise leagues across the globe.
As the pace spearhead is plying his trade in the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), he delivered an unexpected statement regarding IPL that left the Indian fans stunned and made Dale Steyn an easy target of trolls and hate on social media. The Proteas cricketer reckoned that there is too much emphasis on money in the IPL and that cricket takes a back seat.
“I found that playing in these other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player. I think when you go to IPL, there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that, so sometimes, somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten,” Dale Steyn was quoted as saying.
However, after facing serious backlash, Steyn took to his official Twitter handle to apologize and asserted that he didn’t want to hurt anybody’s emotions.

<h3>Chris Gayle on RCB</h3>
<figure id="attachment_459527" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-459527" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-459527" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-4.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-459527" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
West Indies power-hitter <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-want-to-play-for-west-indies-chris-gayle-remembers-the-call-from-the-board-ahead-of-international-comeback/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> had hogged all the limelight in 2018 when he had accused Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team-management of mistreating him and disrespecting him for not retaining him for the 2018 edition of the T20 Extravaganza despite promising him retention earlier before.
“I was their biggest draw. It was disappointing in the end because they had called me. They wanted me in the team and I was told that I will be retained. But they never called back after that. So that gave me the impression that they didn’t want me and it’s fine.” Gayle was quoted as saying in 2018.
During the 2018 IPL auction, Gayle was picked by franchise Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) at his base price towards the end after he had gone unsold during the first round of auctions.

<h3>Shane Watson on RCB&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_452405" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-452405" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-452405" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson.jpg" alt="Shane Watson" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452405" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson, who had announced his retirement from IPL last year, made a startling claim regarding the team-management of franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he reckoned that the RCB owners didn’t have any emotional connection with the players or the franchise. Watson believed that it was due to the fact that the franchise was run by a proper corporate company.
Shane Watson was signed up by the Bangalore outfit in 2016 after Rajasthan Royals was suspended for two years following the spot-fixing scandal. Watson plied his trade for the team for two years before getting signed up by Chennai Super Kings (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-skoda-backs-out-from-csks-front-jersey-deal-myntra-in-race-as-replacement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSK</a>) during 2018 auctions. Meanwhile, the veteran termed playing for RCB as an enriching experience due to the presence of some extraordinary players.
“RCB was a great experience because of the caliber of players I played with. It was run by Diageo which is sort of a Johnny Walker company, so it was more corporately – sort of – run, which is different. There’s no real emotional connection with the owners who put in their heart and soul into it,” Watson had said.

<h3>Ben Duckett on RCB</h3>
<figure id="attachment_313935" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-313935" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-313935" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ben-Duckett.jpg" alt="Ben Duckett" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-313935" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Duckett. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Over the years, IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has failed to lift their maiden T20 title but the franchise has received a lot of unbiased love and support from a plethora of their fans and followers. RCB fans are always ready to defend their favorite team and have mercilessly trolled the people speaking ill about the franchise.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hes-got-a-little-bit-of-a-technical-issue-vvs-laxman-on-shubman-gill-being-under-pressure-after-low-scores-against-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Duckett was at the receiving end of the wrath from RCB fans during the 2018 edition of the T20 Championship for calling the Bangalore outfit a ‘joke’. While Ben had said it in a good sense and had expressed his awe at the formidable batting line-up of big guns including skipper Virat Kohli, Brendon McCullum, and AB de Villiers, the fans misinterpreted his words and launched an attack on Ben on social media.
After facing flak for his words, the 26-year-old had taken to his official Twitter handle to provide a clarification. “Woken up to these and many more horrible messages. Yesterday I referred to RCB as a ‘joke’ meaning they have such a good side with the likes of de Kock, de Villiers, Kohli, McCullum, and lots of other world-class players,” Ben had tweeted.

<h3>Abdul Razzaq on IPL</h3>
<figure id="attachment_195263" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-195263" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-195263" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Abdul-Razzaq.jpg" alt="Abdul Razzaq" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-195263" class="wp-caption-text">Abdul Razzaq of Pakistan&nbsp; (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Pakistan’s former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is known for his absurd and controversial comments regarding the players and various cricket boards across the world. Razzaq had again gained the limelight during early 2020 by comparing two franchise leagues namely Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Cricket League (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/there-should-be-strict-inquiry-against-the-medical-panel-shoaib-akhtar-tears-into-the-pcb-after-psl-gets-postponed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PSL</a>).&nbsp;
There is no doubt that IPL is the best cricket league across the globe and boasts of seeing world-class players participating in the league. However, Razzaq feels that if a team of best players from IPL takes on a team comprising players from Pakistan Super League (PSL), the latter would win the game.
“If a team of the best players from the Indian Premier League faced a team made-up of the best players from the Pakistan Super League, the PSL team would win,” Abdul Razzaq has said. This comment by the Pakistan veteran had enraged the Indian fans to the extent that they had brutally slammed the cricketer on social media.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is regarded as one of the best franchise sports leagues across the world. Every year, the T20 Extravaganza witnesses legendary players from all over the world participating in the league and putting their best effort to win the elite T20 title for their respective franchises.
However, over the years, there have been times when the world-class T20 tournament has hogged all the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Many times the former or current cricket players have made some controversial statements regarding the league or the franchises that have managed to create a stir on social media.
<h3>Here are 5 times when cricketers made controversial comments on IPL/IPL teams</h3>
<h3>Dale Steyn on IPL</h3>
<figure id="attachment_334323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-334323" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-334323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Dale-Steyn-1.jpg" alt="Dale Steyn RCB" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-334323" class="wp-caption-text">Dale Steyn. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
South Africa’s veteran seamer Dale Steyn has formed an integral part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for over a decade now having representing teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/theres-no-real-emotional-connection-with-the-owners-shane-watson-gets-candid-on-his-experience-with-rcb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB</a>), Deccan Chargers, and Gujarat Lions. However, Steyn decided to pull out his name from the 14th edition of the T20 Extravaganza due to unknown reasons but is participating in other franchise leagues across the globe.
As the pace spearhead is plying his trade in the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), he delivered an unexpected statement regarding IPL that left the Indian fans stunned and made Dale Steyn an easy target of trolls and hate on social media. The Proteas cricketer reckoned that there is too much emphasis on money in the IPL and that cricket takes a back seat.
“I found that playing in these other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player. I think when you go to IPL, there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that, so sometimes, somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten,” Dale Steyn was quoted as saying.
However, after facing serious backlash, Steyn took to his official Twitter handle to apologize and asserted that he didn’t want to hurt anybody’s emotions.

<h3>Chris Gayle on RCB</h3>
<figure id="attachment_459527" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-459527" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-459527" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-4.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-459527" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
West Indies power-hitter <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-want-to-play-for-west-indies-chris-gayle-remembers-the-call-from-the-board-ahead-of-international-comeback/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> had hogged all the limelight in 2018 when he had accused Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team-management of mistreating him and disrespecting him for not retaining him for the 2018 edition of the T20 Extravaganza despite promising him retention earlier before.
“I was their biggest draw. It was disappointing in the end because they had called me. They wanted me in the team and I was told that I will be retained. But they never called back after that. So that gave me the impression that they didn’t want me and it’s fine.” Gayle was quoted as saying in 2018.
During the 2018 IPL auction, Gayle was picked by franchise Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab) at his base price towards the end after he had gone unsold during the first round of auctions.

<h3>Shane Watson on RCB </h3>
<figure id="attachment_452405" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-452405" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-452405" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson.jpg" alt="Shane Watson" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-452405" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson, who had announced his retirement from IPL last year, made a startling claim regarding the team-management of franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he reckoned that the RCB owners didn’t have any emotional connection with the players or the franchise. Watson believed that it was due to the fact that the franchise was run by a proper corporate company.
Shane Watson was signed up by the Bangalore outfit in 2016 after Rajasthan Royals was suspended for two years following the spot-fixing scandal. Watson plied his trade for the team for two years before getting signed up by Chennai Super Kings (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-skoda-backs-out-from-csks-front-jersey-deal-myntra-in-race-as-replacement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CSK</a>) during 2018 auctions. Meanwhile, the veteran termed playing for RCB as an enriching experience due to the presence of some extraordinary players.
“RCB was a great experience because of the caliber of players I played with. It was run by Diageo which is sort of a Johnny Walker company, so it was more corporately – sort of – run, which is different. There’s no real emotional connection with the owners who put in their heart and soul into it,” Watson had said.

<h3>Ben Duckett on RCB</h3>
<figure id="attachment_313935" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-313935" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-313935" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ben-Duckett.jpg" alt="Ben Duckett" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-313935" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Duckett. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Over the years, IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has failed to lift their maiden T20 title but the franchise has received a lot of unbiased love and support from a plethora of their fans and followers. RCB fans are always ready to defend their favorite team and have mercilessly trolled the people speaking ill about the franchise.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/hes-got-a-little-bit-of-a-technical-issue-vvs-laxman-on-shubman-gill-being-under-pressure-after-low-scores-against-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Duckett was at the receiving end of the wrath from RCB fans during the 2018 edition of the T20 Championship for calling the Bangalore outfit a ‘joke’. While Ben had said it in a good sense and had expressed his awe at the formidable batting line-up of big guns including skipper Virat Kohli, Brendon McCullum, and AB de Villiers, the fans misinterpreted his words and launched an attack on Ben on social media.
After facing flak for his words, the 26-year-old had taken to his official Twitter handle to provide a clarification. “Woken up to these and many more horrible messages. Yesterday I referred to RCB as a ‘joke’ meaning they have such a good side with the likes of de Kock, de Villiers, Kohli, McCullum, and lots of other world-class players,&#8221; Ben had tweeted.

<h3>Abdul Razzaq on IPL</h3>
<figure id="attachment_195263" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-195263" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-195263" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Abdul-Razzaq.jpg" alt="Abdul Razzaq" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-195263" class="wp-caption-text">Abdul Razzaq of Pakistan  (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Pakistan’s former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is known for his absurd and controversial comments regarding the players and various cricket boards across the world. Razzaq had again gained the limelight during early 2020 by comparing two franchise leagues namely Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Cricket League (<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/there-should-be-strict-inquiry-against-the-medical-panel-shoaib-akhtar-tears-into-the-pcb-after-psl-gets-postponed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PSL</a>). 
There is no doubt that IPL is the best cricket league across the globe and boasts of seeing world-class players participating in the league. However, Razzaq feels that if a team of best players from IPL takes on a team comprising players from Pakistan Super League (PSL), the latter would win the game.
“If a team of the best players from the Indian Premier League faced a team made-up of the best players from the Pakistan Super League, the PSL team would win,” Abdul Razzaq has said. This comment by the Pakistan veteran had enraged the Indian fans to the extent that they had brutally slammed the cricketer on social media.

Over the years, there have been times when the world-class T20 tournament has hogged all the limelight for all the wrong reasons.

5 times when cricketers made controversial comments on IPL/IPL teams

Many times the cricket players have made some controversial statements regarding the IPL that have managed to create a stir.