The Indian stars Rishabh Pant, Harshit Rana, and Navdeep Saini are set to participate in the inaugural season of the Delhi Premier League.
Last Sunday, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) will start in the second half of August.
The T20 tournament featuring men’s and women’s matches was held at Arun Jaitley Stadium and six men’s teams were sold for INR 49.65 crores.
“Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Harshit Rana, and other Indian players will feature in the inaugural season of DPL. I talked with Rishabh Pant and he has promised me to participate in the league but it only depends on his availability and national commitments. But as of now, he will be playing. Navdeep and Harshit will also feature in the league,” said Jaitely.
The inauguration ceremony has a draft of 270 players all across Delhi, including U-23, and U-19. Former Indian cricket Virender Sehwag, the brand ambassador of the league showed his enthusiasm and said that it’s a great opportunity for the cricketers who don’t get a chance in the IPL or national team.
“The league will surely be a fantastic opportunity to those players who work hard in the nets and didn’t get a chance in any major tournament. When I used to play in my younger days we didn’t get this type of opportunity to play in different leagues. Now my son is playing I am glad that he will be getting those opportunities, so yes it is a very great opportunity,” Jaitely said.
The first season of DPL will feature a total of 40 matches, with 33 games in the men’s category and seven in the women’s. It will feature six franchises, namely West Delhi Lions, North Delhi Strikers, South Delhi Superstarz, Purani Delhi-6, Delhi Kings, and East Delhi Riders.
The first season of DPL will feature a total of 40 matches, with 33 games in the men’s category and seven in the women’s category.
“I am delighted to announce the Delhi Premier League Season 1 with a vision to provide equal opportunity for both male and female cricketers. The vision of DDCA has always been to nurture talent who can shine for their state team and country, and the Delhi Premier League is a significant step taken by the DDCA in that direction,” said Rohan Jaitely. The matches will be broadcast on Sport 18 and live-streamed on JioCinema.
