Grand Opening Ceremony for the T20 Mumbai League held at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai

MUMBAI, (GPN):  (L-R) Shreyas Iyer; Siddesh Lad; Suryakumar Yadav; Kadar Makani- CEO, Probability Sports; Andre Timmins, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd; Adv Ashish Shelar, MCA President; Sunil Gavaskar, League Commissioner; Sachin Tendulkar, League Ambassador; Dilip Vengsarkar, Chief Mentor; Karan Bhagat, Founder, IIFL Investment Managers; Ajinkya Rahane; Iqbal Abdulla; Abhishek Nayar, at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End - photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI, (GPN):  (L-R) Shreyas Iyer; Siddesh Lad; Suryakumar Yadav; Kadar Makani- CEO, Probability Sports; Andre Timmins, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd; Adv Ashish Shelar, MCA President; Sunil Gavaskar, League Commissioner; Sachin Tendulkar, League Ambassador; Dilip Vengsarkar, Chief Mentor; Karan Bhagat, Founder, IIFL Investment Managers; Ajinkya Rahane; Iqbal Abdulla; Abhishek Nayar, at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End – photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI(GPN): Evergreen bollywood beauty Madhuri Dixit performed at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End - photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI(GPN): Evergreen bollywood beauty Madhuri Dixit performed at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End – photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI, (GPN):Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon performed at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End - photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI, (GPN):Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon performed at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End – photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI, (GPN):  (L – R) Kadar Makani, CEO, Probability Sports; Sachin Tendulkar, League Ambassador; Karan Bhagat, Founder, IIFL Investment Managers; Madhuri Dixit, Adv Ashish Shelar, MCA President; Kriti Sanon, Sunil Gavaskar, League Commissioner; Siddharth Malhotra; Sonali Bendre; Shreyas Talpade and Andre Timmins, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd, at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End - photo by Sachin Murdeshwar MUMBAI, (GPN):  (L – R) Kadar Makani, CEO, Probability Sports; Sachin Tendulkar, League Ambassador; Karan Bhagat, Founder, IIFL Investment Managers; Madhuri Dixit, Adv Ashish Shelar, MCA President; Kriti Sanon, Sunil Gavaskar, League Commissioner; Siddharth Malhotra; Sonali Bendre; Shreyas Talpade and Andre Timmins, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd, at the grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End – photo by Sachin Murdeshwar

MUMBAI, (GPN): Mumbai witnessed a grand opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League at Taj Lands End. The star-studded ceremony enthralled the audience to an evening of glitzy performances with a cultural mix, and surprise reveals on the league. Charming the audience with her beauty and smile, Sonali Bendre hosted the event alongside Shreyas Talpade entertained the audience with his fabulous wit and comic timing.

Gracing the event were cricketing legends; Sachin Tendulkar, League Ambassador and Sunil Gavaskar, League Commissioner along with MCA President Advocate AshishShelar. Also present were Kadar Makani, CEO, Probability Sports and Karan Bhagat, Founder, IIFL Investment Managers.

With the tagline ‘AamhiMumbaikar, AaamhiCricketkar’, the opening ceremony saw the exotic and sparkling Maharashtrainflavour with cultural acts that celebrate and showcase the history and spirit of Mumbai and the Marathas.

Adding the glam factor to the event were Bollywood performances by stunning Kriti Sanon, handsome-hunk Siddharth Malhotra and evergreen beauty Madhuri Dixit.The T20 Mumbai League was off to a colourful start with a starry affair of Bollywood performances, cultural extravaganza and cricketing anecdotes from legends and emerging players.

The franchise-based league will be played across eleven days starting from March 11th at the Wankhede Stadium. The matches will be telecast live on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD.

About Probability Sports: Probability Sports is an SPV between IIFL Seed Ventures Fund I (IIFL) and Wizcraft. Probability Sports will plan, market and execute T20 Mumbai League in its entirety and ensure its grand success. In the interests of developing cricket and with a vision to promote Cricket and identify local talent in the cricket-rich city of Mumbai, Probability Sports will give aspiring cricketers in the city a platform to grow and better themselves as cricketers. Ends

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Sachin Murdeshwar
Sachin Murdeshwar is a Sr.Journalist and Columnist in several Mainline Newspapers and Portals.He is an ardent traveller and likes to explore destinations to the core.