The IPL 2025 has one high-scoring contest. Several teams like SunRisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings , Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans have breached the 230-run mark in this edition and its not even a fortnight into the IPL 2025. While batters often tend to have a bigger say in the T20 format, the lop-sided nature of the contest is often too stark. Chennai Super Kings bowler
Ravichandran Ashwin feels the lop-sided nature makes itself very apparent in the award ceremonies too in the IPL.
"In the IPL presentation show, there are at least 10 awards that they give out to people. In fact 50 per cent of both teams receives some sort of award. But if someone bowls well, delivers a good over, they don't even get a single award,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel
"You have the super striker, super fours, super sixes, it's all there. Super ball isn't there. One time there was a fastest ball award. That ball might have been hit for a six but the person will still get the award.”
He also quipped: "Itna door nahin hai ki bowler ball leke bhaag jayega ground se bahar (It's not so far that the bowler will run away from the ground with the ball.) Agar mein ball nahin daalunga toh aap maaroge kaise? (If I don't deliver the ball then how will you hit it?)"