Surat: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday termed the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) a “great platform for players to showcase their talent” and said he got associated with the tournament because it was a superb initiative to give opportunities to young cricketers from across the country.
ISPL returned for its third season on Friday with eight celebrity-owned teams slugging it out for a Rs 5.92 crore prize pool in the month-long tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament.
The tournament is set to run till February 6 with franchise teams competing across 44 matches.
The involvement of big names such as Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Salman Khan ensures heightened attention. Tendulkar emphasized that ISPL promotes a culture of sport in India, motivating the country to become not only sports-loving but sports-playing.
