LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has joined the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) as Director Cricket Operations ahead of season two.
The development was shared on the official social media accounts of KPL. In his official statement, President KPL, Arif Malik said: “After the prodigious success of KPL season 1, I have no doubt that Rashid Latif is the right man to shoulder the responsibility of taking KPL to the new heights of modern world Cricket.
Director Cricket operations Mr. Rashid Latif commenting on his new role:
“We have a lot of talented young players in Kashmir and I aim to bring maximum number of young talent to be inducted in the league as their first introduction to global cricket opportunities and platform” pic.twitter.com/M4z5DHn4kk— Kashmir Premier League (@kpl_20) May 9, 2022
Commenting on his new role, Rashid Latif said: “I am excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to really get started. I am passionate about cricket and really looking forward to helping the cricket in Kashmir grow even better and bigger.”
“We have a lot of talented young players in Kashmir and I aim to bring maximum number of young talent to be inducted in the league as their first introduction to global cricket opportunities and platform,” he added.
Furthermore, he stated, “I know there are many hurdles but I am ready to take the challenge and focused to make KPL amongst the best leagues in the world.”
Latif featured in 37 Tests and 166 ODIs over the course of his career, scoring 1381 and 1709 runs. The Karachi-born was better known for his wicketkeeping skills, bagging over 300 dismissals behind the stumps, during his international career.
The league is designed to provide the young Cricket talent of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with a quality platform through which they can showcase their skills to the world. It will also provide global recognition to the culture of the region bestowed with natural magnificence and landscapes in addition to the proliferation of sports in the region.
It must be noted that Rawalakot Hawks defeated the Muzaffarabad Tigers by seven runs to win the inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League last year. The second season of KPL is likely to start in the first week of August, 2022.
