Guwahati, July 22 -- Former IPL pacer Abu Nechim of the Guwahati Royals has called the Assam Premier League (APL) a vital platform for the state's next generation of cricketers, saying the league gives emerging players a professional stage alongside established names and the visibility that comes with it.
Speaking at the APL player auction, Nechim said, "The Assam Premier League is very important, it is a genuinely good platform for our juniors. We had over 270 players in the auction, and I had knowledge of only about 120 of them. That tells you the sheer depth of undiscovered talent across Assam. The league gives every one of those players a stage to be seen."Having featured in the Indian Premier League himself, Nechim pointed to his own ...