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Kashmir Premier League
Official logo of the KPL
CountriesPakistan
AdministratorPCB
FormatTwenty20
Tournament formatDouble round robin and playoffs
Number of teams6
TVList of Broadcasters
Websitekpl20.com

The Kashmir Premier League (Template:Lang-ur; abbreviated KPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league founded in 2021. The league has 6 teams. Five teams represent the cities in the Azad Kashmir region of Pakistan and one team represents Kashmiris from outside of Pakistan. Teams play in a double round robin format with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs and, ultimately the championship game, called the KPL Cup Final. Arif Malik is the President of KPL.[1] Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram joined as Vice President.[2]

In December 2020, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Khan Afridi, launched KPL. It was decided that the second edition would feature women's KPL, which would provide an opportunity for women in Kashmir to play professional cricket.[3] President of Azad Kashmir Masood Khan was appointed Chief Patron of the KPL.[4][5]

The Kashmir Premier League is accredited by the Pakistan Cricket Board, a permanent member of the International Cricket Council, the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Initially scheduled to start in May 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board moved the time window for holding the inaugural edition of KPL to 4–14 August 2021, as the 2021 Pakistan Super League was not yet complete.[6]

Anthem Song

The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) official Anthem Song was released on the 16th of February, 2021 on YouTube.[7] It was directed by Shaan Shahid and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Many Pakistani film celebrities, such as Juggun Kazim, Mehwish Hayat, Iman Ali, Ali Gul Pir, Neelam Muneer, and Ayesha Omar, are brand ambassadors of the Kashmir Premier League.[8] KPL has partnered with Shahid Afridi Foundation as a charity organization.[9]

Teams

According to a KPL Official website,[10] the following are teams of the Kashmir Premier League. Each team will have five local Kashmiri players in the squad. They'll play with Pakistan's international stars in the first edition. From the second edition onward, global stars will also join the KPL[11]

Team City/Province
OVERSEAS WARRIORS -
RAWALAKOT HAWKS Rawalakot
KOTLI PANTHERS Kotli
MIRPUR ROYALS Mirpur Azad Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD TIGERS Muzaffarabad
BAGH STALLIONS Bagh Azad Kashmir

Venues

All matches will be played in Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.[12]

Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 10,000

References

  1. ^ "President of KPL".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Wasim Akram joins Kashmir Premier League".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Afridi launches KPL as AJK".
  4. ^ "KPL to put Kashmir on global map, says Shehryar Afridi".
  5. ^ "Kashmir Premier League launched with AJK President as chief patron".
  6. ^ "PCB allots new time window for holding KPL". www.thenews.com.pk.
  7. ^ "The Aazadi Anthem | Kashmir Premier League | KPL21".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "brand ambassadors".
  9. ^ "charity partner".
  10. ^ "KPL Teams".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Kashmir Premier League launching ceremony held in Karachi".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "draft on april 2".
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