What's this new T-10 cricket league and why are Pakistani celebs flocking to it?

Cricket's going to get a whole lot more fast-paced with the newly launched T-10 Cricket League.

The new league launched yesterday in Dubai at a star-studded event, which was attended by celebs like Mehwish Hayat, Humayun Saeed and Fahad Mustafa, cricket legends like Shahid Afridi and Misbah ul Haq as well as Bolly celebs Sohail Khan and Kriti Sanon.

In the new T-10 format, matches will extend over just 10 overs and be played between six teams made up of some of the finest cricketers we know, like our very own Afridi, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, India's Virender Sehwag, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and England's Eoin Morgan.

The league's got a lot of star power going for it with Bollywood celebs Sohail Khan partly owning the Maratha Arabians with Kriti Sanon and Sara Loren as celeb ambassadors.

Talking about the new league, Kriti Sanon said, "I'm really excited about the T-10 series. It's going to be much more entertaining — exciting, short, fast and it's going to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. I can't wait to see how it all turns out."

Fahad Mustafa and Bollywood actor Zarine Khan are celeb ambassadors of the team Pakhtoon, which former cricket captain Shahid Afridi also represents as brand ambassador and captain. Colombo Tigers will be repped by Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat.

Other teams include Bangla Tigers (repped by Waqar Younis), Punjabi Legends (partly owned by former captain Inzimam and repped by Misbah ul Haq) and Kerala Kings.

The first tournament kicks off on December 21 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium with its finale scheduled for December 24.

The league will be run by President Salman Iqbal (who also is CEO of ARY Digital Network) and Chairman Shaji Ul Mulk.