By pitting player against player and city against city, it is not only causing a rift among cricketers but also among fans of the teams. The best players have always been known to raise their game against rivals, no matter what the sport may be. The young players, too, will find it difficult to cope with the demands of international cricket if the best players in the PSL are not giving it their all. If the players or fans allow that bad blood to spill out of cricketing stadiums and into real life, then they are to blame; not the PSL, not the teams and certainly not the rivalries. Cricket may be a gentleman’s game but the best of cricketers have always had the spirit of warriors within them.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2018 08:03 UTC