Shane Watson rates PSL, IPL over 'entertainment focused' BBL

• The 38-year-old criticised Australia’s T20 tournament saying that the organisers are more focused on entertainment rather than the quality of cricket.

Veteran Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has rated Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Indian Premier League (IPL) better than the Big Bash League (BBL).

The 38-year-old criticised Australia’s T20 tournament saying that the organisers are more focused on entertainment rather than the quality of cricket.

"The one thing that the IPL and PSL do is make the quality of the cricket, the product, the number one priority," Watson wrote in his T20 Stars blog.

"They know that if this is of the highest quality possible, then the longevity of the tournament and the commercial growth and success will look after itself.”

He added: “Don't get me wrong they have all of the bells and whistles as well, however the glitz and glamour goes on before and after the matches but very rarely does the entertainment affect the players ability to perform at their best. This is where the BBL has really lost its way."

"The quality of the cricket has been put on the back burner in the Big Bash and the entertainment gimmicks have been brought to the forefront," wrote Watson.