By Nishan Pattanaik
KORAPUT: Jeypore Premier League (JPL) in Koraput is just days away and fans can’t wait to see their favourite players batting it out on the cricket ground. The 2nd edition of the Jeypore Premier League will kick off right after the month of April at the Dusherra Stadium Jeypore.
The much awaited cricket mania organised by Orion Club Jeypore will witness a large crowd and reunion of 100s of cricket players.
The President Orion Club and owner SR Kool Subash rout said JPL has became a lifeline for the sports man of undivided Koraput district players are waiting year-long to play in the JPL this year we have a total of 7 teams where nearly 112 player’s will play and he appreciated the team owners for coming forward to take part in auction. Rout argued the sports lovers to join and witness the biggest ever cricket mania of undivided Koraput District.
While A total of 164 players of undivided Koraput district have registered for auction Gupta Prasad Mohapatra is highest bid for the JPL this year a total of 7 teams have participated in the auction where the teams will have 10 options of players from own district and remaining 6 out of a total 16 players of undivided Koraput district can play.
The teams participated in the auction are as follows SR Kool, Jeypore Royals, Jeypore Superstar, Avengers , Mountain boys, Dhal Warrior’s, & Jeypore Strikers and KDF the title sponsors where present.
Owner Dhal Warrior’s winner of the first JPL Gyanendra Dhal said such sports events are highly essential to keep the sports man ship spirit alive.
Among others Secretary Orion Club Jeypore Simanchal Rout, members of management committee Asit Patnaik, Kartik rout, Sabyasachi parida, Amit Rout, Sachidananda parida , Santosh Sahu and team owners where present.
