Cricket-State leagues prove to be talent hotbed for Indian Premier League

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Punjab Kings v Chennai Super Kings - Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India - April 8, 2025 Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya celebrates after reaching his century REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

NEW CHANDIGARH (Reuters) -The new Indian Premier League season has had a distinctly local flavour so far with uncapped players overshadowing established internationals and highlighting the importance of lower level Twenty20 leagues in nurturing talent.

Players like Priyansh Arya, Vignesh Puthur and Digvesh Rathi all developed their skills in Indian state leagues and this year have risen to the task in the elite league.