When will the karnataka premier league show on Wednesday?”
A NEW INITIATIVE: KSCA President Srikantadatta Narashimaraja Wodeyar and Secretary Brijesh Patel announce the launch of the Karnatala Premier League. Bangalore: Success breeds imitation, and taking a leaf out of the Indian Premier League, the Karnataka State Cricket Association launched its own State-based version — the Karnataka Premier League, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. The tournament’s inaugural edition, featuring Karnataka’s eight zonal teams, will be held at Bangalore from September 12 to 27. The KSCA will organise the tournament in association with the Frontiers Group India Pvt. Ltd., (FGI), a sports management firm. The KSCA secretary Brijesh Patel termed the tournament an “opportunity for Karnataka’s talented cricketers to gain exposure and gain experience ahead of the domestic season” while KSCA president Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar termed the Twenty20 outing as a “critical platform for district level cricketers to progress to the next level.” Charu Sh
BANGALORE: It’s time for some fast-paced cricket. Karnataka Premier League, the state’s own version of IPL, will get under way with two matches at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Wednesday. In the first match, Bangalore Rural take on Mangalore United while in the other fixture, Bangalore Brigadiers face Team Belgaum. Sandwiched between the two ties is a mind-blowing multi-colour laser show and a dance extravaganza with a medley of performances choreographed by the biggest names in the industry. The theme is cricket, fireworks, music and masti with the catchy KPL anthem starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Shivrajkumar, Yash, Sharmila Mandre, Diganth and Aindrita Ray set to kick off things. A sound and lights show with fireworks is also on the cards along with live performances by singers MD Pallavi and Avinash Chebbi. Film stars Tejaswini, Bhavana, Suman Ranganathan and Sudeep are expected to grace the show. Transport minister R Ashoka and sports minister Goolihatti Shekhar will be present at
