| MUMBAI:
Sahara announced that its Indian Premier League (IPL) team will be known as Sahara
Pune Warriors.
The
name and the logo of the team - a warrior sitting on a horse - was unveiled on
Saturday by Sahara India chairman Subroto Roy. 'It is a moment of great happiness
for us to announce the name of the Pune IPL team for the people of the city and
cricket enthusiasts across the world," he said.
The event was anchored
by Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar and director Mahesh Manjerakar.
"We
have just started journey and in the short span the support and affection received
from the people here is very heartening and makes me feel that Pune is my second
home" Roy said. Sahara
is committed to promoting young talent in the city and also has plans of setting
up of an International Sports Academy at its Amby Valley project in the vicinity.
The home matches of the Pune IPL team will be played at the MCA stadium currently
under construction about 25 km from the city.
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