"City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal announces Rs 20 million cash award for winner and runner-upmteams"
February 2, 2010
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has allocated Rs 20 million for the promotion of Cricket through Karachi Champions League (KCL) T20 with 27-match tournament among 16 contesting teams, gymkhanas and clubs.
The allocated amount of money would be used in two different categories including huge cash prize money ever announced at city level in Pakistan’s history. City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal disclosed this during a press conference at Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) on Monday.
The City Nazim claimed that it was first ever event in the history of the sub-continent Asia that such a big event was going to be held with cash prizes worth Rs 20 million at a district level.
He expounded that the winner of the KCL T20 would earn a cash prize of Rs 10 million while the runner-up would get Rs 5 million. Those four contesting teams that would qualify for semi-final but remain unsuccessful would receive Rs 2.5 million each.
The CDGK sponsored KCL T20 27 matches would be held day and night at 9 newly developed floodlight cricket stadiums located in New Karachi, Landhi, Gulberg, Orangi Town, Baldia, Malir, Korangi, North Nazimabad and Liaquatabad Town. A local private TV channel would air all matches live.
He further said that the KCL would entertain needs of the young talented players while Pakistan Cricket Board would be indirectly assisted with emergence of new talent in the field of cricket.
He endorsed District Coordination Officer Karachi Muhammad Javed Hanif Khan’s suggestion that KCL network would be extended upto national level by next year, adding that international cricket players would be invited to participate in the event from next year.
It is pertinent to mention that the CDGK has established around a dozen of sports stadium in the city for cricket and hockey. These stadiums have cost CDGK billions of rupees despite the fact the CDGK had quite limited revenue generating resources. Even the CDGK would accrue hefty expenses on electricity consumptions as all stadiums have been electrified with heavy floodlights.
The holding of KCL T20 type sports gala would solicit IPL 20/20 type business opportunities not for the city or CDGK but for the country and the City Nazim has also delineated the idea as he said that the KCL T20 cricket gala would open new avenues for the revenue.
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has allocated Rs 20 million for the promotion of Cricket through Karachi Champions League (KCL) T20 with 27-match tournament among 16 contesting teams, gymkhanas and clubs.
The allocated amount of money would be used in two different categories including huge cash prize money ever announced at city level in Pakistan’s history. City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal disclosed this during a press conference at Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) on Monday.
The City Nazim claimed that it was first ever event in the history of the sub-continent Asia that such a big event was going to be held with cash prizes worth Rs 20 million at a district level.
He expounded that the winner of the KCL T20 would earn a cash prize of Rs 10 million while the runner-up would get Rs 5 million. Those four contesting teams that would qualify for semi-final but remain unsuccessful would receive Rs 2.5 million each.
The CDGK sponsored KCL T20 27 matches would be held day and night at 9 newly developed floodlight cricket stadiums located in New Karachi, Landhi, Gulberg, Orangi Town, Baldia, Malir, Korangi, North Nazimabad and Liaquatabad Town. A local private TV channel would air all matches live.
He further said that the KCL would entertain needs of the young talented players while Pakistan Cricket Board would be indirectly assisted with emergence of new talent in the field of cricket.
He endorsed District Coordination Officer Karachi Muhammad Javed Hanif Khan’s suggestion that KCL network would be extended upto national level by next year, adding that international cricket players would be invited to participate in the event from next year.
It is pertinent to mention that the CDGK has established around a dozen of sports stadium in the city for cricket and hockey. These stadiums have cost CDGK billions of rupees despite the fact the CDGK had quite limited revenue generating resources. Even the CDGK would accrue hefty expenses on electricity consumptions as all stadiums have been electrified with heavy floodlights.
The holding of KCL T20 type sports gala would solicit IPL 20/20 type business opportunities not for the city or CDGK but for the country and the City Nazim has also delineated the idea as he said that the KCL T20 cricket gala would open new avenues for the revenue.
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