Most popular T20 leagues in the world
Most popular T20 leagues in the world
T20 format of game of cricket is not an old enough one and especially domestic T20 leagues are a recent step taken by the cricket loving nations. Following the footsteps of soccer leagues, Cricket has also been promoted to a next level by arranging a few most popular t20 leagues in the world apart from ICC organized tournaments. Though these cricket leagues will take a lot to reach the fan base equivalent to those of soccer still they are producing some good number of crowd gatherings in the respective countries. The success rate of these domestic leagues has urged almost every test playing nation to take steps to arrange their own star-stud t20 league however a few of them have become a huge success in recent years. Currently most popular t20 leagues in the world can be ranked as under.
Most popular T20 leagues in the world
05. Caribbean Premier League
The current t20 world champions’ domestic league could have been a lot more successful had their cricket board and players were on the same page. Still Caribbean Premier League is one of the most popular t20 leagues courtesy the number of International players’ participation in the event.
04. Bangladesh Premier League
Consisting of six teams, BPL is the highest professional cricket league in Bangladesh. The league is rather a short term competition as compared to IPL or BBL. The Bangladesh Premier League was revealed to be the second most followed t20 league in the world in 2016 after IPL. BPL is also expected to increase its number of participant teams from six to eight in the coming season.
03. Pakistan Super League
Pakistan cricket players being left out of IPL due to the intense political situation between the two countries finally got something to master their skills. Pakistan Super League is still in its baby-phase as PCB has managed to arrange only a single edition of the championship. However even then there is no doubt in PSL being one of the most popular t20 leagues in the world, despite being played out for the single time. With the next editions of PSL expected to be arranged within the territories of Pakistan are expected to get huge response from the fans as well as the international cricketers.
02. Big Bash League
Ranked 8th in the list of most attended sports leagues in the world with respect to average crowd per match for the 2015-16 edition, Big Bash is yet another one of the most popular t20 leagues being played out in Australia. Comprising 8 top teams representing the 8 cities, the league features cricketers from all over the world. Sydney Thunders are the current champions of BBL which will be starting in the coming December this year.
01. Indian Premier League
Undoubtedly the crown of the t20 leagues in the world being played out at the moment. Indian Premier League is the most luxurious t20 league both in terms of money and popularity in the world. Started in 2007 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the biggest hit in domestic t20 leagues is already in its 9th edition. A huge fan following, some mouth-watering amount of money and rush of cricketing stars from all around the world make IPL as the most popular T20 league in world.
