A Pakistani version of the hugely-successful Indian Premier League (IPL) would help upcoming cricketers a lot in grooming their talent, believes Pakistani wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board would request the International Cricket Council and its member nations to spare a two-week window for successfully hosting its domestic T20 competition — the Pakistan Premier League — next year.
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“We want the PPL to be a bit different from the Indian Premier League. We want the PPL to be distinguished by itself,” Shafqat Naghmi, the PCB’s chief operating officer, told Samaa TV, an Urdu news channel. “We plan to announce our concept and plans during or after the Asia Cup.”
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In a conscious effort to ensure that the proposed Pakistan Premier League (PPL) does not look like a carbon copy of the hugely successful IPL, the cricket board in Karachi is toying with ideas like allowing five foreigners in the playing XI of a participating team.
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As the Pakistan Cricket Board ponders on holding its own version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad denounced the idea saying such a move would destroy the game in the country.
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