Sachin to bless Belagavi Panthers in KPL

Bangalore, Aug 27 : While Sachin Tendulkar is a popular figure and an icon, not many would have heard of Belagavi Panthers. Well, this is the team from Belgaum (Belagavi is the original name of the city) in Karnataka and one of the major contenders for Karnataka Premier League (KPL) that is to kickstart next month in Bangalore.

Sachin has agreed to launch Belagavi Panthers at a function here on Saturday. The team has Karnataka skipper and former India `A' player J Arjun Kumar, Manish Pandey and speedster David Johnson.

Sachin will be in Bangalore to attend the Indian camp for four days.

Belgaum is a hotbed of local cricket and the city has special Sunday one day matches in almost every locality.

Belgaum, for those who do not know the city, is famous for its Army presence and a special sweet called Kunda. This is probably the only place which has a `military Shiva' - the Military Mahadev Temple.

Source: India Syndicate