IPL faced several criticisms as people pointed out that the Indian team never won the World Cup in the Shortest format since 2007 due to IPL. However Gautam Gambhir strongly defended IPL.

“IPL is the best thing that has happen to Indian cricket. I can say this with all my senses. There has been lot of backlash regarding IPL since it started. Every time Indian cricket does not do well, the blame comes on IPL, which is not fair. If we don’t perform well in ICC tournaments, blame the players, blame the performance, but it is unfair to point fingers on the IPL,” Gambhir said.