Mumbai: Bollywood actor and owner of the Kings XI Punjab, Preity Zinta, introduced her team in Mumbai last evening. She said there are some new inclusions in her team. "We have a new boy called Bird Cocklin who is an Australian. He is one of the best fast bowlers there. He bowls at over 140 kilometers an hour. I think you would know of him only when you see him play. We also have Yusaf Abdullah, who is one of the best T-20 bowlers," she said. Yuvraj Singh, who is the captain of the Kings XI Punjab team, said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be a good exposure before the T-20 World Cup to be staged in England in June. "I think IPL has come at the right time before the World Cup. Before the World Cup, we are going to have fourteen games to get into the semifinals which will give us a lot of practice," said Yuvraj Singh. The IPL, which involves many of the world's leading players, was a huge success in its inaugural edition in cricket-crazy India last year, primarily because it is structured around city-based franchises with a fan base in home and away matches. The eight-team league would be staged in South Africa from April 18 due to security reasons and would return to India next season.
- Apr 12, 2009