Jamshedpur, Feb. 25: In an effort to encourage and promote the sport of Handball in India, the Handball Association of Maharashtra in affiliation with with its national counterpart will organize Maha Super League (MSL) on the lines of Indian Super League and Kabaddi League from 28th February 2016 to 2nd March at Park Stadium (Indira Gandhi Stadium) in Solapur District of Maharashtra.
As a Handball federation of India (HFI) referee Md. Sarfaraz has been invited for MSL. Sarfaraz has been told to remain present from 27th February 2016 for the meeting which will be held before the Maha Super league.
Altogether six teams – Mumbai, Solapur, Nagpur, Nasik, Amrawati and Aurangabad – will vie for honours in the MSL, which will also see participation of foreign players and few celebrities, they claimed.
Bollywood actor Esha Deol, also a Handball player, will be the brand ambassador of the MSL.
Currently, India ranked 8th in Asia in the men’s section while the women team ranked 7th, he said while expressing confidence that India will certainly improve its performance at International arena.