{"id":296139,"date":"2022-11-19T09:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T04:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=296139"},"modified":"2022-11-19T09:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T04:20:52","slug":"wasim-akram-named-lanka-premier-leagues-brand-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wasim-akram-named-lanka-premier-leagues-brand-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasim Akram named Lanka Premier League\u2019s brand ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram was named Lanka Premier League\u2019s (LPL) brand ambassador, it emerged Friday.<br \/>\nAlong with Wasim, Sri Lanka\u2019s Sanath Jayasuriya is also named as the ambassador.<br \/>\n\u201cI am delighted to be the brand ambassador of the third edition of the LPL. This tournament is a great addition to the domestic cricket calendar and has found some great talents in Sri Lanka,\u201d Jayasuriya said in a release.<br \/>\n\u201cIt gives us an ideal platform to find and nurture the best cricketing talent and we saw that during the Asia Cup, earlier this year. LPL is helping Sri Lanka to build its T20I arsenal.\u201d Akram, who was part of the 1992 ODI World Cup-winning team, said he is \u201cextremely happy\u201d to be the tournament\u2019s brand ambassador.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram was named Lanka Premier League\u2019s (LPL) brand ambassador, it emerged Friday. Along with Wasim, Sri Lanka\u2019s Sanath Jayasuriya is also named as the ambassador. \u201cI am delighted to be the brand ambassador of the third edition of the LPL. 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