For the first time in the history of Peshawar a floodlight Peshawar Premier League Twenty20 Cricket will be starting from June 5 here at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium. This was stated by former Indoor international cricketer Sana Ullah while talking to the media at the site of the PPL Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium.
He said final touches have been given to the polls installed for ensuring maximum lights during the event. However, it is for the first time that Peshawarites would see top cricketers in action during the Holy month of Ramadan Ul Mubarik under lights. Each of the eight polls is 49 feet high and installed all around the main ground.
"We have also installed backup generators to make ensure uninterrupted lights so the play must go on," CEO of the Peshawar Premier League (PPL) Sana Ullah informed during a visit to the venue. Accompanied with former first class cricketers and coaches of the Maazullah Khan Academy Pervez Khan, Aziz Ullah and Imran Khan, Sana Ullah said that it is for the first time that a PPL Twenty20 Cricket will be played under the lights and surely it would attract Peshawarites.
He said top 16 teams will be taking part in the PPL with white ball and colour kits and hopefully international cricketers from other cities all across Pakistan would come and play. He informed that so far opener of Afghanistan (Muhammad Shehzad), Yasir Hamid, fast bowler Imran Khan Senior, Imran Khan Junior, Nasir Ahmad, Obaid Ullah are some of the prominent players to play in the PPL from different teams.
The aim and objective of the event at one side is to give ample opportunities of entertainment to the Peshawarites and on the other upcoming players would see top class players in action. He said PPL at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium will be portraying a soft image of Peshawar which was a key venue earlier on for the international cricket but now Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium has been neglected even in the first class matches by Pakistan Cricket Board.
He said PPL is carrying handsome prize money for the winners and runners-up. "We want to introduce good talented players through PPL-2017 and give a message of peace to the rest of the world," soft spoken Sana Ullah said. He said Peshawar is famous for talented cricketers and players like Wajahat Ullah Wasti, Younis Khan, Umar Gul, Yasir Hameed, Imran Khan Junior, Imran Khan Senior, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmad etc represented different teams in different times.
He said for the smooth conduct of the league floodlight polls worth Rs 3 million have been installed well before the commencement of the PPL-2017. Various committees comprising governing council, ground management committees, umpiring, disciplinary committees have been constituted.
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