NEW DELHI, ⁠May 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will ⁠stage its first professional Twenty20 ‌league in October, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom's sporting development, organisers said ​on Thursday.

Here are some ⁠details:

• The six-team ⁠league will begin in the second ⁠week ‌of October featuring "legends of the international game" alongside ⁠emerging talent

• South Asian Network Limited ​was ‌awarded the rights by the Saudi ⁠Arabian ​Cricket Federation in 2025 to establish and run the Kingdom's first ⁠professional T20 cricket competition

• The ​league aims to grow cricket across the Gulf by creating opportunities for ⁠local players and delivering a world-class sports and entertainment product.

• Retired India stalwart Yuvraj Singh will ​act as league ⁠ambassador

• Details on venues, teams, broadcast partners, ​and commercial partners will ‌be announced later

(Reporting ​by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Peter Rutherford)