ISLAMABAD – *Pakistan former captain Waqar Younis believes thatnon-participation of Pakistani players in Indian Premier League (IPL) hasallowed the side to become the top ranked T20 team in the world.*

“The reason why our team is number one in T20Is is because our guys don’tparticipate in IPL,” said Younis, while talking to local media.

The former captain was of the view that the non-participation of Pakistanicricketers in the world’s most powerful Twenty20 tournament has kept them‘down to earth’ and they concentrate on playing international cricket,rather than drawing towards huge IPL contracts.

“The priority now is IPL, where a cricketer can earn $2 million…. Becauseof not playing IPL, our boys are down to earth and they want to playinternational cricket,” said Younis.

“When a kid starts to play cricket, he doesn’t do it thinking he will earnmillions. Instead he does that because of his love for cricket,” he added.

Earlier, the top ranked T20I side Pakistan cruised to a 3-0 series winagainst visitors the West Indies, after the hosts outclassed them by eightwickets in the third T20I on Tuesday.