Swarna Jayanti Haryana Premier league T20 Championship will be held in Chandigarh to celebrate State’s golden jubilee year.
It is for the first time in the history of Haryana that a T20 cricket league as per BCCI standards would be organised for the State
players.
Haryana premier league will consist of six franchise teams namely Panchkula Kings, Sirsa Warriors, Kurukshetra Tigers, Hisar Bulls, Rohtak Blasters, Gurugram Gladiators.
A total of 90 players will be selected on trial basis and will be divided among all the teams.
All the matches will be live telecast on neo prime sports channel.
All matches will be played at Sector 16 cricket stadium, said Madan lal, former Indian cricketer.
While addressing mediapersons here, Madan lal said that Haryana T 20 league is a great initiative to discover hidden talent. Cricket is usually a sports for middle class families but such initiative by Government prove a boon for poor cricket aspirants too, he said.
The Swarna Jayanti T20 championship will be held from February 4 to 13. This mega event has been organised by Fair Play Sports Promotions and GD Sharma Memorial Cricket Society under the aegies of Haryana Government.
Convener of Haryana Swarna Jayanti Committee, Rajeev Sharma IAS (Rtd) said that the Government wants to let budding cricketers of Haryana shine and experience world level cricket at similar championships.
“It will be a great opportunity for the budding players of Haryana. The tournament is being organised to find the young talent and provide them a platform to showcase their talent. This championship will also help us to find rural talent during this championship," he said.
All day-night matches will be played at Chandigarh's Sector 16 stadium.
Notably, Haryana is celebrating its 50 years of Statehood from November 1, 2016 onwards.