Uttarakhand Premier League kicks off with grand opening ceremony
The much-awaited Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL) 2024 kicked off on Sunday with a grand opening ceremony at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was present on the occasion.
The league has been given place to local talent, and will see exciting matches throughout the season. The event is a step towards promoting sports in the region and encouraging local sportspersons.
The UPL 2024 draft selected icon players from both the men’s and women’s teams, thereby inducting the cricketing talent of Uttarakhand. The draft process took place in an enthusiastic atmosphere, where every franchise included its icon players. These are players who have done well in domestic cricket and at other levels.
UPL 2024 Men’s teams
Pithoragarh Hurricanes: Captain and icon player: Akash Madhwal
Vijay Sharma, Rohit Dangwal, Sunny Kashyap, Neeraj Rathore, Ashish Joshi, Vishal Kashyap, Parminder Chadha, Aryan Chaudhary, Hitesh Naula, Aditya Naithani, Anmol Shah, Harsh Vikram Singh, Shivam Gupta, Shashank Wadhwa, Nikhil Harsh.
USN Indians: Captain and icon player: Kunal Chandela
Yuvraj Chaudhary, Aryan Sharma, Akhil Singh Rawat, Devendra Bora, Advance Tiwari, Prashant Chauhan, Aarav Mahajan, Manish Gaur, Anay Basant Chhetri, Shashank Shekhar Pant, Rahul Negi, Abhinav Sharma, Ajay Dimri, Abhishek Roshan, Tajendra Singh.
Dehradun Warriors: Captain and icon player: Aditya Tare
Dikshanshu Negi, Himanshu Bisht, Abhay Negi, Vaibhav Bhatt, Satyam Baliyan, Harjeet Singh, Sanskar Rawat, Sagar Rawat, Rakshit Rohi, Purvansh Dhruv, Ashar Khan, Mohit Kumar, Anjanya Suryavansh, Deepak Kumar, Anshul Singh.
Haridwar Spring Elmas: Samarth Ravikumar (captain and icon), Girish Raturi, Saurabh Rawat, Prashant Kumar Bhati, Harman Singh, Saurav Chauhan, Shashwat Dangwal, Pramod Rawat, Sparsh Joshi, Kunal Veer Singh, Rajya Vardhan Singh, Aditya Rawat, Krishna Garg, Himanshu Soni, Prajiwal Rawat, Daksh Awana.
Nainital SG Pipers: Rajan Kumar (captain and icon), Avneesh Sudha, Mayank Mishra, Aditya Sethi, Pratik Pandey, Priyanshu Khanduri, Nikhil Pundir, Harsh Rana, Karthik Bhatt, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Abhyuday Bhatnagar, Aarush Melkani, Aniket S Rahal. Naveen Kumar Singh, Sachin Bhati, Devansh Sharma.
UPL 2024 – Women’s Team:
Nainital SG Pippers: Ekta Bisht (captain and icon), Kanchan Parihar, Megha Saini, Sweta Verma, Ameesha Bahukhandi, Gunjan Bhandari, Radha Chand, Kanak Tapraniya, Vaishali Tulera, Deepika Chand, Pramila Rawat, Tanya Kanojia, Manisha Kunwar, KM Aarti, Priya
Pithoragarh Hurricane: Neelam Bisht (captain and icon), Raghavi Bisht, Neelam Bhardwaj, Safeena, Jyoti Giri, Anjali Kathet, Preeti Bhandari, Muskan Kumari, Karuna Shetty, Ankita Shah, Bhumi Omar, Yashika Baunthiyal, Ananya Mehra, Nandina Kaushik, Ritika Chauhan
Mussoorie Thunders: Mansi Joshi (captain and icon), Sarika Koli, Prema Rawat, Anjali Goswami, Nandini Kashyap, Reena Jindal, Divya Bohra, Shagun Chaudhary, Sakshi Joshi, Gayatri Arya, Nandini Sharma, Rudra Sharma, Neha Mehta, Garima Bisht, Sona Badola
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