Celebrity Cricket League
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 17: ‘Punjab De Sher’ team representing 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 Chandigarh today.
Governor Haryana, Bandaru Dattatreya was the chief guest. ‘The Educators led by Dr. Anshu Kataria included representatives from various colleges and universities from Chandigarh and Punjab region. The team Punjab De Sher comprised well-known Punjabi film stars. The team owner of Punjab De Sher, Puneet Singh said that his team is playing Celebrity Cricket League since 2016.
Governor Bandaru Dattatreya praised the efforts of the organizers and said that such events awaken the youth towards sports and generates 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 league matches of CCL will start from February 23 wherein around 200 artistes from eight regional film industries will participate.