T10 Cricket League: 5 reasons why T10 is here to stay

#3 A format for lesser-known players to showcase their talent

Ireland's Stirling impressed everyone with his powerful batting skills

How many of the IPL fans knew about Paul Stirling before the T10 league? The 27-year old Ireland opener is one of the most consistent and aggressive shorter format players for Ireland. Despite his healthy strike-rate of 141 in T20s, he couldn't attract interest from IPL franchisees.

As Eoin Morgan rightly said, Paul Stirling's talent deserves to be viewed by the global audience more often, as witnessed at the T10 League.The T10 league has made sure that there will be a bidding war for Paul Stirling in this year's IPL auction. Like Stirling, some unknown faces like Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Naved overwhelmed everyone in the tournament with their scintillating performances.

Since there are three prime formats of cricket, quite a few superstars will most probably opt out of this format of the game. This will give fringe players a chance to showcase their talent.