Glen Maxwell said he was ‘shocked and hurt’ after the match-fixing allegations against him shown in the documentary released by Al-Jazeera. He stated that he had been pre-warned about the documentary by Cricket Australia before it was aired and left any legal response in organizations’ hands.

Venky Mysore, the chief executive officer of the Kolkata Knight Riders, has asserted that the BCCI should allow emerging Indian players to participate in domestic Twenty20 leagues overseas. Mysore also felt that the IPL governing council should take the call to replace the auction with a draft.

AB de Villiers, who is currently enjoying his life off the pitch after announcing his retirement, suggested that young players need to make tough choices to succeed as there are always a lot of distractions in their way. De Villiers stated that his mantra in life has been to stay true to himself.

MS Dhoni has stated that CSK’s success owed to the less number of team meetings throughout the tournament as everyone knew their role and also revealed that they only had a 5-second meeting before the final. He also said that their core players' familiarity with the situations really helped them.