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Srinagar Dec 17: Governor Haryana, Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya today graced the tricity cup in Chandigarh as Chief Guest. ‘Punjab De Sher' team representing the Punjabi film industry in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) season 10 faced The Educators during an exhibition match played at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16 on Saturday.
The Educators led by Dr. Anshu Kataria included representatives from various colleges and universities from Chandigarh and Punjab region. The team Punjab De Sher was comprising of well-known Punjabi film stars Binu Dhillon, Jassi Gill, Babbal Rai, Gavie Chahal, Dev Kharod, Ninja, Rahul Jaittly, Suyyash Rai, Anuj Khurana, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Mayur Mehta, Vikramjit Singh.
Played at flood lights, the match was inaugurated by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya by tossing the coin which witnessed a lot of enthusiasm among the local spectators. The cup was organized in association with Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura Near Chandigarh. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group was specialy present.
The team owner of Punjab De Sher, Puneet Singh said that his team is playing Celebrity Cricket League since 2016. The objective of organizing this exhibition match is to create excitement among the local people and our stakeholders about CCL and Punjab De Sher. More such exhibition matches will be organized in Chandigarh and Punjab in the coming days.
On this occasion, Chief Guest Governor Bandaru Dattatreya praised the efforts of the organizers and said that such events awaken the youth towards sports and generate energy in them so that they stay away from evils like drugs. He also emphasized that all the educational institutions engaged in spreading education have highlighted the importance of sports by holding the bat today. The Governor expressed best wishes to the Punjab De Sher team for the upcoming matches of CCL.
The league matches of CCL will start from February 23 wherein around 200 artistes from eight regional film industries will participate. The final match will be played on March 17. In this series, Punjab De Sher will face Bengal Tigers and Mumbai Heroes in their two league matches at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. All matches of the league will be telecast on India's top sports and entertainment channels including regional channels.
