He also won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2009, ending the season as the league’s highest run scorer with 572 runs.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most prominent franchise tournaments in the world. After seeing India launch its own franchise tournament, a lot of countries started coming up with their own leagues. As of now, fans have witnessed 18th editions of the IPL after it got started back in 2008.
All the seasons of the cash-rich league have been enthralling in their own sense, but the recently passed edition made a lot of headlines due to political reasons.
The 2025 edition of the IPL was halted after cross-border tensions erupted between India and Pakistan. It all started with a clash between the Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, which was stopped after 10.1 overs were bowled in Dharamsala.
Former Australian batter Matthew Hayden spoke about the incident and opened up about the tensions that flared among the commentators and players.
Hayden also got a chance to play in the IPL as he represented Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition. He also won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2009, ending the season as the league’s highest run scorer with 572 runs.
The first incident transpired when the lights of the stadium were turned off. At first, it looked like a technical glitch, but eventually the entire stadium went dark.
Talks were going on about the possibility of a drone strike. That was the time when the Indian government organised blackout drills as a safety procedure in a lot of cities.
Before the game, the commentators were informed that the lights going out would not be a technical problem, according to Hayden.
It was back in 2012 when Hayden announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He played a total of 103 Test matches and 161 ODIs for Australia, scoring 8,625 and 6,133 runs respectively. Hayden has also coached Pakistan during the 2021 T20 World Cup.
