India, May 6 -- Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed his concern over the big money being paid to uncapped players in the Indian Premier League. The rise of the T20 format and the emergence of IPL have given the young talents a big stage to perform and showcase the talent they possess to the cricketing world. The popularity of the league has also led to an increase in the auction purse for the franchise as several players, from young to experienced, hit the paydirt for playing in the IPL.

However, Gavaskar has made his thoughts crystal clear that the young uncapped players should not be paid too much. He also shared his disappointment over BCCI tweaking the uncapped player retention rule ahead of this season to accommodate MS Dhoni to...