Adani Sportsline, a component of the Adani Group, entered into cricket world by attaining the rights to own and organize a franchise in UAE T20 League. The League will be an annual event that will be comprised of 6 teams participating in the event, where they are going to perform in 34 matches. The UAE T20 League is licensed by the Emirates Cricket Board.
Proficient players from all the cricket-playing nations are expected to be in the line-up of different teams. The upcoming cricketers can also have a platform that will be provided by the league. This will be the maiden vital move overseas by Adani Sportsline that will interlink and engage with global fans from across the cricket field.
The chairman of UAE T20 League, Khalid AI Zarooni said, “It is a proud moment for us to announce the Adani Group’s Association with the UAE’s T20 League as a franchise team owner. This attainment fits aptly in the group of corporates who have already acquired franchise team rights in the league. The trust shown by the Adani Group augurs well for the league and we look forward to benefitting from their business acumen and working together to make our league successful.”
One of the Adani Group members Pranav Adani said, “We are excited to take part in the UAE T20 League. The UAE is an amazing mixture of several cricket-passionated nations. It offers an outstanding platform for developing the visibility of cricket as the sport goes increasingly global. Our presence here is also a great base for the Adani brand that is contributing significantly to the sports ecosystem in India through leagues such as boxing and Kabaddi and nurturing sporting talent at the grassroots level through the Garv Hai approach.”
Also, UAE T20 League had attained by Capri Global, GMR Group, Lancer Capital, and Reliance Industries Limited.