Ravichandran Ashwin applauded the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for promoting the Multi million league IPL on such a large scale and said that it helped players in a big way.
“People tend to brand IPL as some sort of a villain to Indian cricket in a lot of ways. It depends how a cricketer addresses IPL. Any sort of monetary gain that IPL provides is a motivation to move ahead. It is a massive move by the BCCI to do a tournament like this because it definitely gives a better lifestyle for the cricketer in terms of money,” Ashwin told.
“I am sure nothing brings confidence more than money brings to you. Upbringing of a kid matters a lot. How much it means to him to don those Indian colours and go out there and play and excel as a cricketer plays a big role. I have always looked at excellence, try and get better and win a game. When that is the motive I think money just becomes a by-product,” he added further.
Ashwin, who started his IPL career with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), played for the Rising Pune Supergiant in the last two editions. He was bought for Rs 7.60 crore by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), in recently concluded IPL auction.
