The jersey and trophy unveiling and player selection ceremony of the first-ever Vishwajit Marathi Celebrity Cricket League tournament in Sangli was held with great enthusiasm on Sunday. A large number of Marathi film artists had gathered at the Bharati Vidyapeeth Educational Complex in Dhankawadi for the VMPL ceremony on the lines of IPL. Under the chairmanship of Bharati Vidyapeeth Acting Director Dr. Vishwajit Kadam and on behalf of Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation, these competitions will be held on August 15 and 16 at the SBGI Turf of the Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institutes in Sangli.
The function was attended by Sangli’s Raja Vijaysinh Raje Patwardhan, Yuvraj Aditya Raje Patwardhan, State President of Maharashtra Digital Media Association and Vice President of Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institute Siddharth Bhokare, veteran actor and film director Praveen Tarde, actors Sanjay Jadhav, Saurabh Gokhale, Shashank Ketkar, Hardik Joshi, Prathamesh Parab, Dhananjay Pawar, Sonali Patil and Bollywood artists. They also expressed their confidence that by going to ‘Sangli’, we will play cricket and enjoy ourselves to our heart’s content.
Sangli, which is rich in art, politics, social work, drama and sports, has a history of wrestling, kabaddi and cricket. After Dubai and Thailand, now for the first time in Sangli, the decision to organize the Vishwajit Marathi Celebrity Cricket Third League in Sangli was made by Sangli’s Ranji player, young actor and director Vigyan Mane. From there, the entire guardianship of this competition is given to the acting head of Bharati Vidyapeeth. Dr. Vishwajit Kadam has accepted and supported him through Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation. Under his chairmanship, more than 60 artists will take to the field to play cricket in the evening light competition to be held on August 15 and 16 at the SBGI Turf Cricket Ground at Sanjay Bhokare College of Institute in Miraj. About seven teams will participate in this.
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Dr. Vishwajit Kadam said that this is a proud moment for Sangli district. On this occasion, Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation has accepted the responsibility of providing all possible cooperation for organizing the competition. Along with this, Sanjay Bhokare, on behalf of Janpravas Group, has taken the initiative with Vigyan Mane Studios to organize the competition by giving full support. Along with this, Sachinbhau Kadam, the chairman of Sachinbhau Kadam Welfare Foundation, Nitish Chavan, Dhananjay Powar, Prithviraj Pratap, Sagar Pathak have contributed to the coordination.
Under this, a grand ceremony of selecting the trophy, jersey and players of the competition was held in the premises of Bharati Vidyapeeth. Initially, the artists were welcomed and introduced by actor Vigyan Mane. The winner, runner-up team of the Marathi Celebrity Premier League held in Thailand last year, as well as the Man of the Match, Best Bowler, Batsman etc. players were honored by Dr. Kadam. After this, Vigyan Mane gave information about the league in the introduction. On this occasion, Praveen Tarde was specially felicitated for the unprecedented success of the film Deulband 2.
A grand ceremony on the lines of IPL
The unveiling of the VMCCL trophy and players’ jerseys was organized grandly on the lines of IPL. The welcome arch and the trophy were inaugurated with balloons and fireworks. Along with this, the jerseys of the seven artist teams were inaugurated in the presence of the captains.
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These artists will take to the field for cricket in Sangli
In this competition, senior actor and film director Praveen Tarde, actors Sanjay Jadhav, Siddharth Jadhav, Saurabh Gokhale, Shashank Ketkar, Hardik Joshi, Gaurav More, Prathamesh Parab, Dhananjay Pawar, Prajakta Gaikwad, Sonali Patil, Nitish Chavan (Ajya), Prathamesh Parab (Dagdu), Akash Thosar (Parasha), Abhinay Berde, Vishal Nikam, Harshad Hatkari, Maharashtra’s Hasiya Jatra fame actor Prithvi Pratap, actress Rasika Vengurlekar, Shivali Parab, Vanita Kharat, famous dancer Gautami Patil, Radha Patil etc. More than 60 people will participate. More actors and actresses will be taking to the field to bat and field along with bowling. Along with this, Bigg Boss fame reelstar Dhananjay Powar, teams of more than 150 famous reelstars and influencers from Maharashtra will also participate in the competition.