Quality was always there in IPL, final stamp came when it was taken to South Africa: Shastri
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India won the World Cup in 2007, so because of that, the amount of interest that was created was unbelievable, said Ravi Shastri. File
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The IPL has always had quality, but what took it to another level was the successful hosting of the league in South Africa in 2009, and the interest it generated in a foreign country, feels former India coach Ravi Shastri. The second edition of the Indian Premier League had been moved to South Africa as its dates clashed with the general elections in the country. The IPL was started on this day 15 years ago. Shastri, who was part of the league's governing council then, reminisced about the tournament's early days. "If you look at all the players who played a part in this, the quality of cricket was so good that it took o...