Jalandhar 12 November (Bureau): Another priceless and unique action packed format of cricket that lets the stars go head to head in the Ultimate Kricket Challenge ( UKC ) to battle the cricketing supremacy, will be staged in Abu Dhabi.
The UKC is the pinnacle of explosive sport and entertainment, according to the founder of UKC Kunal Sharma.
A thrusting left-hander Chris Gayle, Dr Vikram Puttaswamy and Dubai based businessman Munir Awan will be partners of the UKC.
West Indies legend Chris Gayle delightfully stated in the press conference that the new season of the league would be the ultimate glory in any sports arena.
This will be the second edition of the Ultimate Kricket Challenge (UKC) while the first edition was held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai that saw a huge influx of fans across the globe tuning in to see their favorite stars battle it out in Dubai. According to statistics, more than four billion people had watched the first season on various social media platforms.
Cricket star Chris Gayle also announced that Pakistan’s star cricketers Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik will also play in the league.
Along with Chris Gayle, Munir Awan and Kunal Sharma; Pakistani Superstar Javed Sheikh was also present to convey his upmost best wishes for the new league “Ultimate Kricket Challenge” in Dubai and offered Chris Gayle to act in his film on the occasion.
The thrilling three day tournament will be played at Etihad Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
England’s Eoin Morgan and Chris Jordan; Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, West Indian DJ Bravo, Andre Russell and India’s Dinesh Karthik will grace the field while many superstars like Shoaib Akhtar will catch the cricket action from the microphone instead of the ball.
The organizer Kunal Sharma also informed that Cryptocurrency “UKC Coin” will also be launched along with the cricket league. With the ever changing and dynamic Cryto world, it is a wonderful opportunity to invest in a coin associated with the great game of cricket and sports – one backed by sports superstars and the like.
Kunal Sharma is an international businessman with Indian origins, however he has spent the last 25 years between Australia, UK, UAE and India growing what is today a multi faceted sports and entertainment business.
Originating from high school at the Lawrence School Sanawar in India, Kunal completed his international education in Australia in 1998. From here he continued to take the reins of his Indian owned family business in sporting goods, known as SPARTAN through Australia and the UK.
It was from here that his passion for one particular sport (Cricket) got the better of him and he decided to focus on not only the products, but the entertainment and investment sides associated with the sport. With most of the world’s most exciting and thrilling cricket superstar’s endorsing his brand, Kunal was able to build strong and stable relationships in and out of business.
After research and discussions, during his time spent in the UK and the UAE from 2019 the concept of UKC (Ultimate Kricket Challenge) was born. A gladiatorial and dramatic form of the game, a gathering of the world’s top superstar’s from almost every sports nation, it is an exciting, dramatic and to many has been dubbed the ‘future’ of cricket in the short form.
In 2021 and 2022 two events took place at the dynamic Coca Cola Arena in Dubai, with what promised was an exciting showcase of what is to come! The gathering of the cricketing superstars from around the world for the 3 day event was a taste of what is likely to be a quarterly annual event. Not only in Dubai but with hopes of expanding venues to Abu Dhabi, UK, India, Australia just to name a few.
Although the excitement of watching this spectacular game live can be extremely tempting, you do not have to be physically present in these destinations to view the game. The world’s top sports broadcasters will showcase this LIVE on their digital networks to be viewed globally by millions of fans.
To complement this game but an asset in its own right is the new venture of Mr Sharma, known as the UKC Coin, where fans and investors alike can own their own slice of cricketing history!