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IPL-like T20 tournaments mushrooming in Karachi

Some former players in Pakistan have initiated events modeled on the lines of the lucrative twenty20 tournament.

The Pakistan Cricket Board might not be hopeful about launching a smaller version of the Indian Premier League in the country but some former players and enterprising individuals here have already initiated events modeled on the lines of the lucrative twenty20 tournament.

This year the holy month of Ramadhan has seen a mushrooming of Twenty20 tournaments in the city with some of them featuring franchised teams and guest players whose services have been obtained for good money.

One of the more popular tournaments,Dr Muhammad Ali Street Ramazan night tournament concluded on Friday night before a huge crowd with number of Pakistan players and upcoming stars featuring in both finalist teams,Go Ash and Umar Cricket club.

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