'Kashmir is close to heart': Shahid Afridi vows to support KPL in every capacity.

ISLAMABAD -- Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has expressed his full support to Kashmir Premier League (KPL) and said that he is honoured to be the brand ambassador of the league.

'Kashmir is close to my heart and I would love to support the league in whatever capacity I am asked to,' the acclaimed Pakistani all-rounder said, adding that he had visited Kashmir and was mesmerised by the beauty of the area which was justified in being called as 'paradise on earth.'

He said further said that throughout his cricketing career, he had played for many teams but he would love to play for the KPL which would provide him an opportunity to return his love he gets from the people of Kashmir.

Kashmir Committee Chairman Shehryar Khan Afridi on Saturday launched the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) as the first premier cricket tournament of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The chairman vowed to initiate a series of cultural and sports events to raise the voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir globally.

Flanked by President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, Shahid Afridi, KPL Chief Coach Azhar Mahmood, President KPL Arif Malik and Shehzad Akhtar Chaudhry KPL CEO, Shehryar Afridi said that KPL would help put Kashmir on the World Sports Map.

'KPL would put Kashmir on the World Sports Map. We will raise Kashmir on all forums the world over. Kashmir Committee would do everything to preserve, project, and promote Kashmiri identity and its culture. 'K' word is the buzz word now,' he said.

He said the Kashmir Premier League has been approved by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the federal government and it has the support of the people of Kashmir and Pakistan.

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