By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
It’s time for the most awaited cricket carnival of the State. Yes! The sixth edition of Karbonn Smartphones Karnataka Premier League is all set to begin at the famous Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sept. 1 and later will be spread to Mysuru for the second leg and Hubballi for the final leg of the tournament. While the first leg of the tournament will be for just a couple of days on Sept. 1 and 2 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, the matches will be played at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium in Mysuru (Sept. 4 to Sept. 12) and KSCA Stadium in Hubballi (Sept. 14 to Sept.23). This year will mark the comeback of that Bengaluru franchise in the tournament since 2014. The franchise has now been bought by Bengaluru-based Kalyani Motors have bought the team for the sixth edition KPL and team has been named Kalyani Blasters Bengaluru. Meanwhile, this year’s tournament will not feature Mangaluru United and Rockstars, the team led by ‘Kiccha’ Sudeep. The film stars will not be a part of this year’s tournament as the KPL Governing Council decided to eliminate the team owned by former Minister Raju Gowda.
