ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has been appointed as the Director of Cricket Operations by the Kashmir Premier League, here on Monday.

The President of KPL, Arif Malik, has announced that a former coach and the captain of Pakistan Cricket Team Rashid will now take the charge as the new Director of Cricket Operations at the KPL headquarters here.

In an official statement released by the KPL, Arif said, “After the prodigious success of KPL season 1, I have no doubt that Rashid Latif is the right man to shoulder the responsibility of taking KPL to the new heights of modern world Cricket.”

Rashid, on the other hand, also commented on his appointment as the Director of Cricket Operations of KPL, saying he is excited about the opportunity offered by the KPL, while also keen to bring the Kashmiri talent to the limelight.

“I am excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to really get started. I am passionate about cricket and really looking forward to helping the cricket in Kashmir grow even better and bigger,” Rashid was quoted saying.

“We have a lot of talented young players in the Kashmir and I aim to bring [a] maximum number of young talent to be inducted in the league as their first introduction to global cricket opportunities and platform,” Rashid added.

“I know there are many hurdles but I am ready to take the challenge and focused to make KPL amongst the best leagues in the world,” he concluded.

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