#10YearChallenge: How the face of Indian cricket has changed in the last 10 years

Improvement in India's domestic circuit

Mayank Agrawal is a product of Indian domestic cricket

As vouched by Kholi and Bumrah, the Indian domestic cricket standards are one of the best in the world. In the 2018-19 season, 9 more new teams were added to the existing 28 teams. This has widened the scope for representation.

Faster graduation of Indian players from domestic level to International level

The present standards in domestic cricket coupled with the IPL exposure helps players of 2019 to graduate to the international level smoothly as compared to the situation in 2009. A player like a Jasprit Bumrah, after a few seasons of IPL and Ranji Trophy, has suddenly grown into one of the best bowlers in the world in all formats of the game. The acceleration is even faster from the under 19 level to the senior level.

The role of social media

The presence of social media has narrowed down the gap between the players and the public. Now opinions are interchanged in a common platform adding up to the transparency levels. But the players are at times overexposed to social media.

To sum up, Indian cricket has evolved beyond recognition in the last 10 years. While most of these changes are positive in nature, very few have an adverse effect on the game and the players.

One can safely say that Indian cricket has prevailed upon the #10YearChallenge with rousing success. As in life, in cricket too, the only constant is change.