East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir is planning to hold a T20 cricket tournament, featuring teams from the 10 constituencies of East Delhi, at the upgraded Yamuna Sports Complex. Touted as the East Delhi Premier League, the tournament will have three selectors who have played cricket at the international level. Teams from the constituencies – Jangpura, Okhla, Trilokpuri, Kondli, Patparganj, Laxmi Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Shahdara,Krishna Nagar and Gandhi Nagar – would be selected after trials. Gambhir told The Indian Express that the tournament will start from the last week of October and go on till November. He said special coaches, sports kits for players, physiologists, and other facilities that players get at the domestic level would be made available.

Source: Indian Express August 08, 2021 13:18 UTC