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Cheerleaders add oomph to cricket
Thu, October 02 2008
Rakhi Sawant to lead cricket cheer squad copy The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has unveiled its indigenous cheerleaders’ squad ICL Zeebras that will be led by Bollywood oomph star Rakhi Sawant as its “Queen Cheerleader.”
The squad will be present at every match of the second season of the league that begins at Hyderabad Oct. 10.
“Cheerleading is not just tamasha (mindless drama). It is a sport by itself,” Sawant said. “Until now, it was the exclusive domain of the international cheerleading troupes. But, thanks to ICL, this country will now have an indigenous cheerleaders’ squad.”
The ICL Zeebra squad includes eight other cheerleaders. They will perform across all the match venues of Gurgaon, Panchkula, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
Sawant auditioned and hand-picked the squad members. Performances will be developed by a Mumbai-based choreographer.
“This will be one cheerleading squad that the country will remember for a long time,” said Sawant.