Mangaluru: Coastalwood Premier League Cricket - Players Auction on Mar 15
- Media Release
Mangaluru, 14 Mar 2017: The newly-established Coastalwood Artistes and Technicians Association, Mangaluru will be organizing a Cricket Tournament for the players of Costal film industry under the title of Coastalwood Premier League at Nehru maidan, here from April 4 to April 8.
The players of the film industry will represent in 8 teams: Glitz Gladiators, M W Strikers, Kadandale Tigers, Kalkude Belters, Royal Rangers, Jugari Warriors, Brand Vision Tuskers and R S Brothers, which are owned by different franchisees. One hundred forty players of the industry have been divided into 3 categories based on their performances shown in the trial matches held during 2016. The players will be distributed to the teams through an auction process which will be held at Forum Fiza Mall, here on Tuesday, April 15 at 3.00pm. Each team can utilize the Auction money of Rs 3 lac each. Each team has to purchase one star player, one Icon player, 4 players from A Pool, 4 players from B pool and 3 players from C pool.
ArjunKapikad, Rupesh Shetty, Asthik Shetty, AnupSagar, Saurab Bhandary, Prathvi Amber, ShravanKadri and Prakash Shetty are identified as star players.
The tournament will be held as per the style of IPL, MPL. The organizers of MPL Mohammed Sirajuddin and Imthiaz are managing the whole event under the banner of Brand Vision Event Management team.
The eight teams will be devided into two pools of 4 teams each. During the league system each team has to play 3 matches and 3 teams from each pool will be qualified to the knock out stage. The teams placed number one will directly qualify to the semi finals. However, the teams placed 2nd and 3rd have to play in eliminator matches to qualify to the semi finals. The matches will be held on the basis of 10 overs a side. The winners will receive an attractive trophy and cash prize of Rs 2 lac and the Runners up team will be awarded trophy with cash prize of Rs 1 lac. Man of the match award will be given in every match. Man of the series, Best Batsman, Best Bowler, Best fielder awards will be given. There will be a special prize to the player who hit highest number of sixes in the tournament.
The state ministers, MPs, MLA s and other eminent persons are in the CPL advisory Committee.
Also the cine stars Devidas Kapikad, Naveen Padil, Vijayakumar Kodialbail, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Shivsharan Shetty, Vijaya Vittalnatha Shetty and others are also in the advisory committee.