Karnataka Premier League, or KPL, a provincial Twenty20 cricket league in India, puts young and experienced cricketers in the spotlight.

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Soundbite (english) Kunal Kapoor, Captain, Hubli Tigers (on importance of Karnataka Premier League)

"I think this is a great platform, I mean KPL has eight franchisees right now. So you have a lot of cricketers who get the opportunity to participate in a big tournament like this. Every tournament you hear of some big names coming up or new names coming up that make it big, so hopefully this KPL does that as well".

Soundbite (english) Kunal Kapoor, Captain, Hubli Tigers (on why KPL is a successful platform for players)

"I think you are getting a lot of talent coming out of these small states. And the infrastructure in Bangalore itself is so great and you are playing so many number of matches and I think that is making a big difference to identify talent".

Soundbite (english) Robin Utthappa, Captain, Bijapur Bulls (on how KPL is run)

"they give us the best facilities possible, available, they put us up in the best hotels, they prepare us for matches, they are very cognizant. they give us the freedom to actually to express what we require from them and they give us that. Which makes life a lot more easier, which makes preparation a lot more easier and which we believe is half the work. We prepare really well and then we know that we go in with that strong belief that we are going to win"