India, April 1 -- When it comes to bilateral international matches, no one seems to care, but random people come up to me asking if I am doing commentary in IPL.

It's amazing how this tournament has struck a chord with the Indian fans, and they don't have to necessarily be cricket fans.

Just over a week now in IPL 18 and the first big takeaway for me is watching the performances of young players, fast-tracked to the biggest T20 league in the world.

This young talent could have played a handful of senior domestic matches but they come and dominate IPL like a top T20 international star would. It's quite incredible actually.

Aniket Verma of Sunrisers Hyderabad had played just one Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match and mostly junior level matc...