Try outs conducted for EPBL
The Hindu
The 12-franchise league is scheduled to be conducted in October
V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM
HYDERABAD
It was a welcome sight when some of the familiar names of Indian basketball took part in the try-outs conducted by the organisers of Elite Pro 5x5 League (EPBL), said to be the biggest of its kind in the country, at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
About 250 players attended the two-day try-outs, essentially organised to select about 150 players for the 12 franchises of the EPBL to be held in October.
Sunny Bhandarkar, CEO, EPBL Pvt. Ltd. told The Hindu that the whole objective of the league was to provide a platform for the best talent across different age groups and categories, from the young to the experienced players, in the Indian circuit.
“Once selected for the franchisee, each player will be paid a salary of Rs 3 lakh per season. We hope this league will do to basketball what IPL is doing to cricket,” he said.
Importantly, a selection panel comprising Ram Kumar Gahlawat, former international and coach of the Indian junior team, Jagat Narayan Nehra, coach, Sports Authority of India and H. Parameshwar, former SAI coach, were taking down notes on the performances of the players to select the best from the lot.
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