Indian model-turned-actress Pamela Singh Bhutoria has been chosen as the face of the third edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) alongside Bangladeshi model-anchor Ambrin.
Pamela, the semi-finalist of Miss India 2006 who has gathered experience anchoring with Star Sports, will report live from the stadium during the matches and will also be a part of the studio interviews.
Sheena Chohan, the anchor of the previous two editions, won’t be seen in the role this time around, as Channel 9, the broadcasting authority of BPL, cancelled the agreement with the Piprabidya actress.
Ambrin, one of the top 10 contestants of Lux-Channel i Superstar 2007, has been selected as the sole native anchor of the international sports event while local anchors from the previous editions including Nawsheen, Nabila and Moonmoon apparently have been eschewed from the job.
Tanveer Khan, the head of programme of Channel 9, said: “While selecting anchors for this edition we have gone through a lot of scrutinised processes and taken several screen tests to select Pamela and Ambrin.
About the cancellation of agreement with the anchor of previous two editions, Tanveer revealed that the management did not expect to see their former BPL girl on the big screen.
The opening ceremony of the third edition will launch on November 20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium and the tournament will kick off next Sunday. Channel 9 will telecast all the match live.
