With the largest diaspora population in the world — 32 million Indians living outside the country – a sizeable part of the number is cricket-starved and many yearn to have the sport played in their country of stay
Cricket has always been nothing short of a religion for Indians. However, it is tough for Indians residing outside the country to watch or play the game as passionately as they do in their homeland. It has a lot to do with the fact that cricket is not popular in some countries.
With the largest diaspora population in the world — 32 million Indians living outside the country – a sizeable part of the number is cricket-starved and many yearn to have the sport played in their country of stay.
Realising this issue, Power Sportz – India’s first live digital Sports channel – has come up with the idea of Global Power Cricket League (GPCL), aspiring to cater to the Indian diaspora population.
While the inaugural edition of GPCL is to be held in India’s capital New Delhi from October 2 to October 9, the T20 tournament will move to Middle East, USA, Canada, UK, and South Africa in the coming years.
The GPCL will be broadcast worldwide, giving the Indian diaspora global youth cricketers an ideal break to impress everyone with their T20 prowess, which will also open doors of opportunity for them
The GPCL T20 will not only give the fans a unique experience of watching the sport, but it will also provide a perfect platform to the Indian diaspora global youth cricketers to showcase their skills in front of a capacity crowd. It is important to mention that the GPCL organisers have laid down a rule: it is mandatory for the teams to have players of Indian origin in their set-up.
The teams featuring in the tournament will be from eight different nationalities, including India, Australia, England, USA, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
For the inaugural season, each team has signed a number of young cricketers and they will get an opportunity to rub shoulders with marquee international players such as Ian Bell, Angelo Mathews, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Gulbadin Naib, Callum Ferguson, Narsingh Deonarine, Dilshan Munaweera, Kirk Edwards among others.
The GPCL will be broadcast worldwide, giving the Indian diaspora global youth cricketers an ideal break to impress everyone with their T20 prowess, which will also open doors of opportunity for them.
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