Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
The Age in Australia has put out an article which includes this ranking of the world's major T20 leagues:
Now, this ranking is based specifically on the quality of the players involved but it did set me off on coming up with my own rankings:
Now, this ranking is based specifically on the quality of the players involved but it did set me off on coming up with my own rankings:
| Rank | League | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indian Premier League | Obviously the best T20 league in the world; not even really a debate. |
| 2 | SA20 | At the expense of a unique identity, the SA20 has created a system that attracts some of the world's best players to their shores. |
| 3 | Pakistan Super League | I still think the PSL holds onto #3 for me; moving to the IPL window has given it the pick of all non-IPL players. |
| 4 | Big Bash League | The overseas players might have fallen off, but every year the Biggest Best League unearths top quality local players who become stars. |
| 5 | The Hundred | The Hundred would probably reach #3 if they played normal T20 cricket; instead, players are unfamiliar with the format and can't bring their best. |
| - | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Not ranked as it's India's second-tier T20 competition, but it is a really good standard of cricket. |
| - | Vitality Blast | Again, not ranked as it's a second-tier competition - but I absolutely adore the Blast. It's such a good night out. |
| 6 | Major League Cricket | This league absolutely benefited from playing fast and loose with what counts as a local player, but the cricket is very good. |
| 7 | Caribbean Premier League | I think I've been a bit harsh on the CPL here, but their reluctance to try out young local talents leads to stagnant squads. |
| - | Abu Dhabi T10 | It's not a T20 league, and it's rife with... suspect passages of play, but the T10 has been responsible for the shift to more aggressive T20 batting. |
| 8 | International League T20 | This is another bookies' league, local players are all but shut out and the "stars" are phoning it in. I don't like this league. |
| 9 | The Super Smash | This isn't a franchise league, but the players really care about their teams and as a result they absolutely go at 100%. The opposite of ILT20. |
| 10 | Lanka Premier League | This is a league that's just been crowded out of attracting top talent. Some of the selections and tactics are properly baffling too. |
| 11 | Shpageeza Cricket League | Even without any overseas players being able to turn out, the local Afghan talent is seriously good. |
| 12 | Bangladesh Premier League | It would be difficult to rank the Best Premier League any higher when there are players who are actively trying not to win. |
| 13 | Zimbabwe T20 | The Stanbic Bank tournament with Brian Lara feels like an awfully long time ago. |
| 14 | Inter-Provincial T20 | ... it's not very good, is it? |
