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News India Live, Digital Desk: Mpl to ipl: Last year Ankit Verma fulfilled the dream of playing with the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL and this year by Shivam Shukla. Madhya Pradesh’s talented cricketer Madhya Pradesh Cricket League (MPL) The new success story of has become the idea of Gwalior Division Cricket Board Vice President and League Chairman Mahanaraman Scindia.
MP emerges last year The MPL, which started with the idea of becoming a platform for cricketers, will be held in June this year, the second version of which is going to be very large. Last year, the league started with only 5 men’s teams, but in the upcoming second edition, this number has been increased to 7 men’s teams and 3 female teams.
In 2024, many stars shone on the cricket field from MPL, of which Rajat Patidar is a big name, which was elected the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2025 edition. Many other names of MPL such as Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Harpreet Bhatia, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Madhav Tiwari etc. have made a mark with their brilliant performance in the IPL. Ankit Verma’s brilliant performance in the MPL made him debut in the IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad team, where he performed well.
Shivam Shukla included in KKR in place of Rowman Powell
Shivam Shukla, who has been the face of the MPL last year, replaced Rowman Powell for the remaining matches of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Cash-Rich League. In KKR’s Instagram Post, the franchise called him ‘MP’s Mystery Spinner’. On the basis of brilliant performance in MPL in the last season, Shukla managed to get a deal with the IPL franchise. In the inaugural MPL edition, he took 12 wickets in 6 matches, with his best bowling performance 4 wickets for 18, with his economy rate just 6.2. His continuity and diversity in bowling has established him as an emerging spinner.
Maharamanan Scindia’s hard work is paying off
Mahanarman Scindia’s view behind MPL is that it not only became a domestic T20 league, but also for the players of Madhya Pradesh, through which they get a chance to make a place in IPL, national team and various leagues around the world. The selectors and other scouts are forced to monitor the players in the MPL due to the league’s international standards and available talent.