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Police to start Police Public Cricket Premier League in JK : IG Rana 4/17/2015 12:10:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 16 : On the patterns of Indian Premier League (IPL), the Jammu and Kashmir police in collaboration with local entrepreneurs have started a cricket tournament where local talent will get chance showcase theis skills. "Selections have been made and the tournament on lines of the IPL will begin from April 18. The tournament is aimed at giving the local youth a platform to display their talent in the game," Inspector General of Police Danish Rana told reporters here today. The tournament titled as 'Police Public Cricket Premier League' would help identify the talent in Jammu and Kashmir. He said a total of 10 teams have been shortlisted for the tournament, "To make it a balanced tournament we made certain rules like no team would be allowed to have more than two current Ranji players and more than three former Ranji players in one team," he said. He said that the winning team would be given a cash prize of Rs Five Lakh, whereas the runner team would take home Rs three Lakh, the second runner up with get Rs two Lakh and the third runner up a cash prize of Rs 1.5 Lakh rupees. "This type of tournament would attract more and more youth of the state towards games," he said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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