Winner of the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Jaffna Stallions have a new owner as Sri Lanka-born British entrepreneur, Allirajah Subaskaran, enters the second season of the premier T20 tournament of the country by acquiring the Jaffna-based franchise in the tournament. The team has been renamed as Jaffna Kings.
Subaskaran said, “I have been observing the gradual growth of the LPL. It has turned out to be a spectacular sporting event, and I believe that the LPL can become a major event in the cricketing calendar. Many Sri Lankans globally look forward to this tournament, with better funding and drafting of bigger names, the league is bound to be a global phenomenon, and I don’t want to be left out of the party.” Anil Mohan, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based production giant IPG, the official promoter of LPL, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to welcome on board Lyca Group Chairman Allirajah Subaskaran as the owner of the Jaffna franchise. I am sure that his love and passion for the game will enable him to connect with the team and engage the fans and all its stakeholders.”
Chief Operating Officer of IPG, Jawad Ghulam Rasool said, “We at the IPG group recognise that it takes many people whether in management, players or franchise owners to put together a league that we can be proud of, a league like LPL.
We welcome Jaffna franchise owner Chairman of the Lyca Group Allirajah Subaskaran, to the LPL community and look forward to growing stronger together.