News/City Updates

APL season 3 gets under way in Vizag

The third season of the Andhra Premier League (APL) was kicked off on a grand note at the YSR ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on 30 June 2024. Inaugurating the event in Vizag, Transport, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M Ramprasad Reddy said that APL, Season 3, was a great opportunity for hundreds of players to showcase their skills.

“The aim of the government is to tap the talent of youth in villages and encourage them to take active part in various competitions. The Andhra Cricket Association is the right platform to identify talented youth. The government is ready to support the players financially,” said the Minister.

ACA secretary S R Gopinath Reddy said: “The aim of the ACA is to bring international fame to Andhra sportsmen through APL.” Association president Sarath revealed that 21 players who showed talent were given a chance in APL by conducting trials for nearly 3,000 players who were not on the list of the eligible for auction released by ACA.

Visakhapatnam Mayor G Hari Venkata Kumari, ACA president Sarat Chandra Reddy, APL Governing Council chairman Mancho Ferrer, In-charge Collector K Mayur Ashok, former MP, BCCI vice-president Gokaraju Gangaraju, Visakhapatnam East constituency MLA Velagapudi Rama Krishna Babu, Visakhapatnam MP M Bharat, Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath, Visakhapatnam North constituency MLA P Vishnukumar Raju and others participated.

Six teams — Rayalaseema Kings, Coastal Riders, KVR Uttarandhra Lions, Marlin Godavari Titans, Bezawada Tigers, and Vizag Warriors — are taking part in the 19-match league. Season 3 of APL, following its inauguration in Vizag, will end on 13 July.

Stay tuned to Yo! Vizag website and Instagram for more city news updates.

This article is written by Senior Journalist Lakkoju Nagesh Babu.

This post was last modified on %s = human-readable time difference 11:43 am

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

What Are The New Releases on OTT Today? Here’s What to Add to Your Watchlist

A slew of fresh and exciting OTT releases are dropping today, promising a binge-worthy lineup…

11 hours ago

Hot & Hearty: The best soups in Visakhapatnam that complements this weather!

With the weather taking a turn these past couple of days, it’s like Visakhapatnam has…

12 hours ago

Plan a trip from Vizag to these 5 skiing destinations in India this winter

Dreaming of swishing down powdery white slopes with crisp mountain air in your lungs? While…

12 hours ago

Bigg Boss 8 Telugu: Voting polls drastically change, THIS celeb is in danger!

Based on the unofficial voting polls, two contestants are leading— Yashmi and Prerana. In many…

14 hours ago

Kings to revolutionaries: 7 period Telugu films on OTT that deserve all the love!

Movies have been a powerful medium of expressing the complicated and important events of history.…

15 hours ago

We aim at generating five lakh IT jobs in five years: Lokesh

Andhra Pradesh State IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh has said the government aims to…

18 hours ago