MUMBAI: After delivering three seasons of 10 PL, the World Cup of Tennis ball cricket, Petromann Sports Managament announced Friday that Season 4 will be held in India from 18-25 December.
The tournament, being staged in India for the first time, will be held at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Thane near Mumbai city. Skyexch.net has been the title sponsor of the tournament for a period of five years, whereas PepsiCo have come on board as beverage partners and Tripxoxo is the official ticketing partner.
The first three editions of 10 PL were staged at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the move to India is expected to ensure greater visibility for the tournament.
Two-time T20 World Cup champion, Dwayne Bravo has been roped in as the brand ambassador for the tournament. He will unveil the tournament trophy and jersey on 7 December 2022 at a gala dinner in Dubai. For the first couple of editions two other World Cup champions – former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and India’s Virender Sehwag – were the face of the tournament.
For this year’s edition a total of 20 teams from – India, Middle East and Sri Lanka will be in action during the eight-day event. In all 51 matches will be played during the tournament. On the opening day on 18 December, a Rest of India XI, a Maharashtra XI and a Sri Lanka XI will play a four-match series. Each of the three sides will play each other once before the top two teams face off in the final. This opening day will set the tournament alight before the remaining 47 matches will be staged.
The tournament is the largest global platform for tennis ball cricket with the biggest prize money of Rs 60 lakhs.
“There are some grand plans for the fourth season. We at Petromann Sports Management are excited about the tournament this year. We are hoping to come back in a bigger way than the previous three editions. Moving the tournament to India is a big step up for us because cricket’s spiritual home is located there. Also, the associations that we have built will continue to aid us in our plans. In particular all the sponsors especially our title sponsor Skyexch.net and partners like PepsiCo that were associated with us will benefit us in a big way,” said Abdul Latif Khan, promoter, Petromann Sports Management .
This year’s tournament will be live on multiple platforms:
· TV: Atrangi TV
· OTT: MX Player, Ullu, Atrangi, Ultra, Airtel, Vodafone
· Youtube: Hungama, Shemaroo, Ullu YouTube, 10PL Cricket
Two separate feeds will be created for Television and OTT, thereby enabling maximum reach of the tournament.
In the first three editions, several players who have played for their country at the Test, ODI and T20I level or even domestic level including the likes of Kamran Khan, Umar Gul, Zahoor Khan and Sheraz Ahmed featured in the tournament. In 2016 former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider featured in the competition, whereas former Sri Lanka international Thilan Thushara played for Super Fashion, Sri Lanka in 2018.
