The inaugural
edition of an unprecedented state and franchise-based T20 tournament, Gujarat
Premier League(GPL) 2018 was announced by the cricket legends of world cricket-
Mohammad Kaif and Ramesh Powar. The ex-cricketers shared that they will be
featuring in the inaugural edition, which will be played in Surat, Ahmadabad
& Rajkot from 28th May to 10th June 2018.
GPL is aimed at
promoting Gujarat's cricket talent and giving an opportunity to the local
players by bringing in national and international cricketers. It is an
initiative by Dharmang S Dalal,
Director, Luxuryminds Entertainment who accompanied the cricketer at the
announcement Press Conference held on 3rd April 2018 at The Gateway Hotel
Athwalines Surat.
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The 20-20 carnival
will have star-studded cricketers like Mohammad Kaif, Owais Shah, Herschelle
Gibbs, Makhaya Ntini, Muthiah Muralidaran, Brian Lara, Andrew Symonds, Alistair
Campbell, Ricardo Powell, Tino Best, Mathew Hoggard, Charles Coventry, Farveez
Maharoof, Chamara Silva, Ajantha Mendis, Paul Adams, Justin Kemp, Ramesh Powar
and many more.
A total of six
former Indian players, 18 international and domestic stars will be in action
over a period of 12 days. GPL will have six teams fighting it out for the
ultimate glory. Each team will consist of one former Indian cricketer, three
former International players, and domestic stars. A total of 18 matches will be
played during the course of the tournament and it will commence with a grand
opening ceremony, wherein prominent Bollywood stars will be seen performing.
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All the matches will
be played in Surat, Ahmedabad, and Rajkot. While Surat will host 7 matches
including the grand finale, Rajkot and Ahmedabad will share six and five
matches respectively. The team which will win the mega tournament will get a
cash prize of Rs 51 Lakh, while the runners-up will earn a cash prize of Rs 21
Lakh. Also, each participating team will get Rs 2 Lakh in addition to the
entire prize amount.
In the words of
Mohammad Kaif, "Congratulations to Dharmang for coming up with this great
initiative of a state-based T20 tournament. I'm extremely excited and delighted
to be a part of Gujarat Premier League and looking forward to playing this tournament.
I expect this league adds more dimensions to cricket and brings out the best in
the cricketers who will be participating in GPL. "
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