US all set for its own Twenty20 cricket League

With the successful completion of the second Indian Premier League in South Africa, stage is now
all set for the American Premier League (APL), and the organisers claim that the APL would
revolutionise cricket in the country of Baseball.
Six teams -- Premium Americans, Premium Bangladeshis, Premium World, Premium Indians, Premium
Paks and Premium Windies -- would vie for the first APL trophy, the inaugural match of which is
scheduled for October 6 at the Home of the Staten Island Yankees and the finals on October 23 and
24.
"Everything is going on schedule. The APL promises to change the face of cricket in the US," Jay
Mir, president of the American Sports and Entertainment Group -- the organisers of the APL --
told reporters.
The first edition of the Twenty20 tournament has attracted quite significant sponsorship bids,
which Mir said is being finalised and would be announced soon.
Given the large population from the South Asian countries -- India, Pakistan and Bangladesh --
and those from the Caribbean`s residing in the US, organisers are expecting a huge turnout during
the cricketing extravaganza to be held in New York and New Jersey.
A large number of international cricketers have already signed up for the tournament, but the
names of Indian players have been kept under wraps.