Here's why Dale Steyn skipped IPL and opted for PSL Sports Dale Steyn celebrates after dismissing a Peshawar Zalmi batsman. — AFP/File South Africa and Quetta Gladiators pacer Dale Steyn has explained his decision to prefer playing the Pakistan Super League over the Indian Premier League this season, branding the latter as a bit too concerned about the money matters, which he says, pushes actual cricket to the background. “I wanted some time off," Steyn told Cricket Pakistan. "I found that playing in these other leagues was slightly more rewarding as a player. "I think when you go to IPL, there are such big squads and so many big names and so much emphasis on maybe the amount of money players earn and everything like that, so sometimes, somewhere down the line, cricket gets forgotten."