Lee delighted by young Indians, Lara hails 'Universe Boss' Gayle

Brett Lee and Brian Lara

This IPL 2020 edition saw the emergence of a great deal of youngsters in Indian cricket and that has sat well with Brett Lee. The former pacer heaped praises on the new faces this IPL.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show Cricket Live, former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee spoke about what has impressed him the most in the Dream11 IPL 2020 this season, "It's been incredible. It's been hard with no fans, but to me, the best part of this season has been the young Indian players coming through. The Devdutt Padikkals, the Tewatias and the emergence of, we've seen the Delhi Capitals play some really good cricket, so, I will say the fast bowlers too, but I will always say the fast bowlers."

Uncapped players Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan were among the highest run scorers for MI while Thangarasu Natarajan, Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Tewatia also played starring roles for their team.

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Meanwhile, West Indies batting legend Brian Lara also talked about what has been his favourite moment of the Dream11 IPL 2020 this season, "I think the Universe Boss - Chris Gayle. The reason being that if there were 50-60 thousand people watching, and when he arrived in the tournament at the second half. His performances and how he got Kings XI Punjab going and almost getting there. I think it's just been amazing watching him and the turnaround of Kings XI Punjab."

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