KPL stands for Kashmir Premier League. This premier league is launched by the Pakistan Kashmir committee. It is the very first cricket tournament of Azad Jammu Kashmir. This tournament will start on 6 August 2021. This tournament will be held in Kashmir.
Cricket premier league is announced for the first time in the history of Kashmir.
In this article, I will cover the following phases.
1- Schedule of Kashmir Premier League
2- Teams of Kashmir Premier League
3- Fixtures of Kashmir Premier League
4- Details of Match
5- Kits of teams
6- Venue of the match
7- Timing and date of Match
8- Broadcasting Channels
What is Kashmir Premier League?
Kashmir Premier League will be in T20 format. This tournament is certified by the Pakistan cricket board. The government of Pakistan and the Pakistan cricket board has mutual collaboration.
Kashmir Premier League is a Twenty20 format mega event which aims to promote the importance of Kashmir and capabilities globally. Pakistan can demonstrate the Board’s approval and the Securities and Exchange Commission of their abilities through which registered with Pakistan, Pakistan Azad Kashmir young cricket talent has been designed to provide a standard platform while leading national and international players can get international exposure. Six franchise teams, the event will showcase the high standard of cricket in Kashmir charming scene that will be broadcast live around the world. KPL Kashmir is an important event for the world because it will provide a new model for the region and its people. This event will reflect the soft image of the symbol of associations and emotions by Pakistan with Indian and international cricket community.
Official Slogan of Kashmir Premier League:
“Khelo Azadi Say”
- It is the first of the season. Kashmir Premier League 1.
- The President of the Kashmir Premier League is Muhammad Arif Malik.
- The Chief executive officer of the Kashmir Premier League is Chaudhary Shazad Akhtar.
- Anjum Choan is the executive director of the Kashmir Premier League.
- The Director of the operation is Zulfiqar Feroz Ahmad.
- The format of the tournament is T20.
- Total 6 teams are qualifying in this tournament.
- The Brand Ambassador of this tournament is Shahid Afridi.
- The official website of this tournament is kpl20.com
- The Official Facebook page of KPL is facebook.com/kpl20official
- Official partners of this tournament are
- Pakistan Cricket Board and Government of Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Venue of Kashmir Premier League:
Muzaffarabad Cricket Ground is the venue of this premier league.
List of teams in Kashmir Premier League:
Total 6 teams are qualifying in KPL.
1- Mirpur Royals:
Mirpur Royals has represented Mirpur City in the premier league. People of Mirpur are crazy fans of cricket and they are fully supporting Mirpur Royals in tournaments. Because they want to see Mirpur Royals first champion of Kashmir Premier League.
The people of Mirpur are energetic and enthusiastic. They are supporting this team with full zeal.
Kashmir Premier League List of players:
- Sohaib Malik (captain)
- Awais Shah
- Sharjeel Khan
- Khurshid Shah
- Muhammad Irfan
- Salman Irshad
- Mukhtar Ahmad
- Abrar Ahmad
- Muhammad Akhlaq
- Ahmad Alam
- Ibtesam Ul Haq
- Shahab Majeed
- Danyal Allah Ditta
2- Overseas Warriors:
Overseas Warriors is represented overseas Pakistani. Overseas Pakistani are also crazy fans of cricket. They are showing adorable behavior while supporting this team. Overseas Warriors is supported by overseas Pakistani. People are supporting this country from other countries. Overseas players are also added to this team.
List of players
- Imad Waseem ( Captain)
- Herschelle Gibbs (International player)
- Haider Ali
- Azam Khan
- Sohail Khan
- Muhammad Musa
- Haris Sohail ( national player)
- Waleed Ahmad
- Naveed Ahmad
- Rashid Naseer
- Hamad Azam ( national player)
- Muhammad Abbas Afridi
3- Baagh Stallions:
Baag Stallion team is represented Baagh city. Baagh city is situated in Kashmir. People of Baagh are supporting this team. The people of Baagh are adorable and they are supporting this team with full zeal and energy. People of Baagh are supporting this team to win this premier league. People of Baagh are crazy fan cricket games.
List of players:
- Shahab Khan (captain)
- Phil Mustard
- Shan Masood
- Umair Ashraf
- Rohail Nazir
- Muhammad Ilyas
- Zeeshan Malik
- Usman Mughal
- Zeeshan Zameer
- Furqan Shafique
- Muhammad Junaid
- Amir Sohail
- Safyan Moqeen
4- Rawalakot Hawks:
Rawalakot Hawk is the team of Rawalakot city. This team is represented to Rawalakot city. People of Rawalakot are supporting this team in Kashmir Premier League. The people of Rawalakot are full of energy and they want this team to make champions. People are supporting this team with full zeal and enthusiasm. The people of Rawalakot are adorable. They are supporting this team to win this tournament.
List of players:
- Shahid Khan Afridi ( Captain)
- Matt Prior
- Muhammad Hasnain
- Ahmad Shazad
- Hussain Talat
- Danish Aziz
- Zafar Gohar
- Bismillah Khan
- Kashif Ali
- Faisal Altaf
- Shahid Ilyas
5- Kotli Lions:
Kotli lions are the team of Kotli city. This team is represented Kotli city in the tournament. The people of Kotli are supporting this team in Kashmir Premier League. The people of Kotli are full of energy and they want this team to make champions. People are supporting this team with full zeal and enthusiasm.
List of players:
- Fakhar Zaman (Captain)
- Monty Panesar (International player)
- Kamran Akmal ( wicket Keeper)
- Asif Ali ( Bowler)
- Usman Qadir ( all-rounder)
- Imran Khan ( junior)
- Akif Javed
- Khalid Usman ( all-rounder)
- Junaid Ali
- Hashim Ali Shah
- Hassan Raza
- Yasir Jan
- Abdul Rehman
6- Muzaffarabad Tigers:
Muzaffarabad Tigers is the team of Muzaffarabad city. This team is represented in Muzaffarabad city. The people of Muzaffarabad are supporting this team in Kashmir Premier League. The people of Muzaffarabad are full of energy and they want this team to make champions. People are supporting this team with full zeal and enthusiasm.
List of players:
- Captain: Muhammad Hafeez
- Tillekeratne Dilshan ( Srilanka)
- Sohail Tanvir (Bowler)
- Sohaib Maqsood (batsman)
- Taimoor Sultan
- Usama Arshad
- Inzamam Ul Haq (junior)
- Arslan Arif
- Anwar Ali
- Usama Mir
- Sohail Akhtar
- Muhammad Waseem
- Zeeshan Ashraf
- Arshad Iqbal
List Schedule of Kashmir Premier League 2021:
Kashmir Premier League will start on 6th August and ends on 17th August 2021.
Currently, 6 teams are playing in this team. Those teams will play matches in T20 format.
Opening Ceremony will be held on 6 August 2021. The timing of the opening ceremony will be 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
1st Day: 6 August 2021 Friday
The first match will be played between
Mirpur Royals and Rawalakot Hawks. This match will be started at 8:30 pm.
2nd Day:7 August 2021 Saturday
Kotli lions vs Baagh Stallions
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Overseas Warriors
The timing of the match will be 7:30 pm.
3rd Day: 8th August 2021 Sunday
Baagh Stallions vs Mirpur Royal’s timing of the match will be 2:30 pm.
Kotli lions vs Rawalakot Hawks
Timing of the match will be 8:00 pm.
4th Day: 9th August 2021 Monday
Overseas Warriors vs Mirpur Royals
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
Rawalakot Hawks vs Muzaffarabad Tigers
The timing of the match will be 7:30 pm.
5th Day: 10th August 2021 Tuesday
Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Kotli Lions
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
Baagh Stallion vs Overseas Warriors
The timing of the match will be 7:30 pm.
6th Day: 11th August 2021 Wednesday
Rawalakot Hawks vs Baagh Stallions
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
Kotli Lions vs Mirpur Royals
The timing of the match will be 7:30 pm.
7th Day: 12th August 2021 Thursday
Baagh Stallions vs Muzaffarabad
The timing of the match will be 10:00 am.
Rawalakot Hawks vs Overseas Warriors
The timing of the match will be 3:30 pm.
8th Day: 13th August 2021 Friday
Overseas Warriors vs Kotli Lions
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Mirpur Royals
The timing of the match will be 7:30 pm.
9th Day: 14 August 2021 Saturday
Qualifiers
Team Number 1 vs Team number 2
The timing of the match will be 2:00 pm.
10th Day: 15 August 2021 Sunday
Eliminator Number 1
Team number 3 vs Team number 4
The timing of the match will be 4:00 pm.
11th Day 16 August 2021 Monday
Eliminator Number 2
Qualifiers Winner Up vs Eliminator Winners up
The timing of this match will be 4:00 pm.
12th Day 17 August 2021
Final Match
KPL will be broadcasted on the following channels:
All matches will be live broadcasted on the following channels.
1- Pakistan Television Sports (PTV Sports)
2- Geo Super