Andhra Premier League season 3 set to kick off with new trophy, jerseys and rising stars in Visakhapatnam
The Hindu
Andhra Premier League (APL) season 3 set to kick off with new trophy, jerseys, and rising stars, promising exciting cricket.
As the much awaited third season of Andhra Premier League (APL) is about to begin from June 30, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) unveiled its new trophy amid much fanfare in a curtain-raiser event held here on Saturday.
The event also saw all the six teams — Bezawada Tigers, Uttarandhra Lions, Godavari Titans, Rayalaseema Kings, Vizag Warriors, and Coastal Raiders — unveil their new jerseys followed by new song ‘Mana Andhra Mana APL’.
Mr. Narendra Ram from Vizag Warriors, its captain and India wicketkeeper batsman K. Srikar Bharat have unveiled their team jersey. Mr. Bharat said that he is looking forward for an exciting contest in this APL. He said that the team looks well balanced this season.
Mr Srinivasa Reddy from ‘Bezawada Tigers’ and the captain Ricky Bhui unveiled their jersey. Mr. Bhui said that APL has been a great opportunity for the budding players to showcase their talent.
Mr P. Harish from Godavari Titans and the captain C.R. Gnaneswar unveiled their new jersey. The Godavari Titans has picked up latest sensation and young cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy for ₹16.5 lakh this season, the highest ever bid for any player in the APL so far. However, recently he was injured and was dropped from the 15-member team touring Zimbabwe next month.
Mr. Harish said that at present, Nitish Kumar is at National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and they are expecting him to recover from the injury and join the team soon.
Ravi Krishna Reddy and Ramakrishna Reddy from Uttarandhra Lions along with their new captain C. Gulfaam Saleh unveiled their team jersey. Mr. Gulfaam said that the team environment is very positive and the boys are excited to take part in the league.
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