{"id":12788,"date":"2021-06-30T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=12788"},"modified":"2021-06-30T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T13:28:25","slug":"fakhar-zaman-becomes-icon-player-of-kotli-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/fakhar-zaman-becomes-icon-player-of-kotli-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Fakhar Zaman becomes icon player of Kotli Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD,  Pakistan\u2019s top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman has become the part of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) franchise Kotli Lions, joining it as its icon player for the inaugural edition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are announcing it with great pleasure that Fakhar Zaman will represent us as our icon player in the KPL,\u201d a press statement issued by Kotli Lions said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be a part of Kotli Lions and eagerly awaiting for the league to commence. It\u2019ll be a pleasure to share dressing room with local Kashmiri talent and share my experience with them,\u201d Fakhar Zaman said in a video message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players\u2019 draft will be held on July 3 and we\u2019ll be trying our best to form a strong outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old left-handed batsman conveyed his good wishes to other sides of the league. \u201cI\u2019m sure it would be a wonderful event and everybody enjoy it a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also sure more exciting cricketing talent would emerge from the KPL,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Six teams including Muzaffarabad Tigers, Overseas Warriors, Rawalakot Hawks, Bagh Stallions, Mirpur Royals and Kotli Lions will feature in the first edition of the league, which is scheduled to be held in Muzaffarabad from August 6 to August 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan\u2019s top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman has become the part of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) franchise Kotli Lions, joining it as its icon player for the inaugural edition. \u201cWe are announcing it with great pleasure that Fakhar Zaman will represent us as our icon player [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8433,8434,8435],"class_list":["post-12788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-sports-news","tag-fakhar-zaman","tag-icon-player","tag-kotli-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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