Miandad gives a thumbs down to Pak version of IPL
Karachi, May 26 (PTI) As the Pakistan Cricket Board ponders on holding its own version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad denounced the idea saying such a move would destroy the game in the country.Miandad said the IPL is nothing but entertainment and lacks quality."The involvement of too much money will destroy the game of cricket. It (IPL) lacks quality and a cricketer can never get the confidence he needs as a player. Even the greatest of bowlers cannot do anything about conceding sixes and fours," Miandad told the 'Dawn'.The former Pakistan coach insisted five-day cricket not twenty20 was the real test of a player's ability as there was the latter does not require players to showcase their technique.PTI