What if: IPL had started in 2000

Image result for ipl trophy sportskeeda — How different would the IPL have been had it started in 2000?

#3 Lance Klusener would have been the highest paid cricketer

Image result for lance klusener sportskeeda — Klusener would have been a massive name had the IPL started in 2000

If you are having a tough time how good Lance Klusener was, take Ben Stokes and think of a more devastating as well as polished version of him. Back in the days, Klusener embodied the word “destruction” when it came to the dictionary of cricket.

Nicknamed “Zulu”, the South African was at his peak during this period and had just been awarded the Man of the Series award in the 1999 World Cup. In the World Cup, the South African was the fourth-highest wicket taker – claiming 17 wickets at a strike rate of 26.7 in addition to scoring 281 runs at an astounding average of 140+ and striking at 122.17.

Thus, it would hardly have been a surprise if the owners would have gone gaga over him at the auction.