After
Celebrity
Cricket
League,
it's
time
to
participate
in
Celebrity
Badminton
League,
for
namma
film
stars.
Kannada
stars
will
be
participating
in
this
launch
edition
of
CBL
Karnataka
Alps
and
Diganth
will
be
leading
the
team.
Karnataka
Alps
team
is
owned
by
Justin,
who
is
the
founder
of
a
music
company,
Alpha
Digitech.
Actress
Sanghavi,
who
has
been
a
part
of
a
number
of
movies
in
Kannada,
Telugu,
Tamil
and
Malayalam
cinema
is
the
co-owner
of
this
team.
Celebrities
who
will
be
a
part
of
this
team
include
Puneeth
Rajkumar,
Diganth,
Yogi,
Ravichetan,
Arjun,
Jagadish,
Sanghavi,
Sindhu
Loknath,
Aindritha
Ray,
Neethu,
Vanishree.
Directors
Kavitha
Lankesh
and
Indrajith
Lankesh
have
confirmed
their
presence
as
well.
Indrajith
Lankesh,
speaking
to
a
newspaper,
confirmed
that
he
will
be
a
part
of
the
tournament.
He
also
stated
that
they
have
started
practicing
for
the
tournament
at
Vijayanagar
Club
under
the
supervision
of
Prakash
Padukone
Academy,
which
is
owned
by
the
legend
Prakash
Padukone
himself.
Celebrity
Badminton
League
will
be
inaugurated
on
September
17
in
Chennai
and
the
inaugural
match
will
be
also
held
in
Chennai
on
September
18.
The
second
Match
will
be
held
in
Kochi,
third
match
in
Hyderabad
and
other
league
matches
in
Bangalore.
Finals
will
be
held
in
Malaysia.
Power
Star
Puneeth
Rajkumar
will
inaugurate
the
event.
Also,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
and
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu
are
expected
to
play
the
opening
match
for
their
respective
teams.
Actor
Ravichetan,
while
speaking
to
media,
stated
that
even
Hatrick
Hero
Shivanna
may
be
a
part
of
this
league.
Other
teams
that
will
be
a
part
of
the
league
are
Chennai
Rockers
led
by
actor
Arya,
Kerala
Royals
led
by
actor
Jayaram
and
Tollywood
Thunders
captained
by
Sudheer
Babu.