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VJIM Hyderabad launches T10 format Cricket Tournament: 64 teams, 900 students to participate

February 24, 2023

The cricket fever is back in Hyderabad with a loud bang, as the Hyderabad based premiere management institute, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, (VJIM) as it completes 30 years in offering quality education, in association with The Hindu Future India Club (FIC) launches the T10 cricket tournament in three regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from Feb 17th 2023.

According to Dr. Ch. S Durga Prasad, Director of VJIM, “The T10 tournament has been organized for undergraduate students and young cricketers to demonstrate their skills in the field. Something like this is being organised for the first time post pandemic as an opportunity for the students community to once again participate in big tournaments and compete on a larger scale. This will also help us in identifying a cricketing talent pool which can be nurtured for the future by providing better facilities and support, both in sports and studies. Colleges from Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam participated in large numbers and we already have over 900 students from 64 teams, 32 from Hyderabad, 16 each from Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, each consisting of 15 players. Who knows at the end of the tournament we might see a few budding cricketers coming up!”

The action packed tournament will witness four matches played every day over a period of one week. All matches are of the “knockout” format and there will be 10 overs per innings. Students from colleges in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam will participate in the tournament, with the venue being Pallavi Model Schools at Hyderabad, Alwar Das grounds (M.V.P. Colony) in Visakhapatnam and V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College at Kanuru Vijayawada.

The winning teams from Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada will play for AP Finalists and the tournament grand finale, scheduled on February 26, will be played between the Hyderabad finalist and AP finalist in Hyderabad.

Alongwith Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM), two more institutes contributing are – Pallavi Model Schools, Hyderabad and V.R. Siddahartha Engineering College at Vijayawada as the venue partners.

VJIM, one of the oldest and most popular Business Schools of Hyderabad offers a 2 year full time PGDM Program in Business Analytics, Human Resource management (HRM), Finance, Marketing, Operations Programme. Applications now open. The placements for 2021-23 batch of management students was completed successfully where more than 100 recruiters visited campus and 95% students were placed till Jan 2023. Top recruiters for the batch 2023 had been Adani Wilmar, Amul, EGON Life, Big Basket, Berger, City Union Bank, Deloitte, ICICI Prudential, Godrej, ICICI Bank among others.

This T10 tournament was conceptualized keeping in mind the IPL 2023 & WPL 2023. IPL 2023 will commence from Mar 31st, 2023 where a total of 10 teams shall fight it out in 2 groups of 5 each to be played in 10 different stadiums across the country. This year’s IPL matches will be played in Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati and Dharamsala.

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Sandipan Laskar joins SportsKingdom International Pte. Ltd. as an investor and advisor

February 21, 2023

SportsKingdom International Pte. Ltd., a leading sports software company, is proud to announce that Sandipan Laskar has joined the company as its newest investor.

Mr. Laskar, an experienced entrepreneur and business leader, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the SportsKingdom team. His investment will allow the company to further grow and develop its innovative sports software solutions, providing customers with the latest technology in the industry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sandipan to the SportsKingdom family,” said Chetan Suryawanshi (CEO and Co-founder) of SportsKingdom International Pte. Ltd. “His investment and industry experience will be invaluable as we continue to expand our software business and offer the best solutions to our customers.”

Sandipan Laskar, who has a strong track record of investing in and growing businesses, said, “I am excited to be a part of SportsKingdom and to help the company reach its full potential. The company’s innovative SKonnect online platform and commitment to customer satisfaction make it a leader in the sports industry, and I look forward to working with the team to bring new and improved products to market.”

With this investment, SportsKingdom International Pte. Ltd. continues to solidify its position as one of the leading sports hubs in the region. The company remains committed to providing customers with innovative solutions and exceptional customer service and is excited for what the future holds with Sandipan on board. SportsKingdom product SKonnect Sports Academy Management System is a software platform designed to streamline and simplify the management of sports academies. The system offers a range of tools to manage operations such as scheduling, payments, player information, and communication with players and parents. With SKonnect, sports academies can efficiently manage their day-to-day activities, reduce administrative overhead, and improve communication with stakeholders, allowing them to focus on providing high-quality training to athletes.

SportsKingdom’s vision is to build the world’s biggest ecosystem (physical and online) for sports, coaching, services, and products.

The core team of SportsKingdom:

Chetan Suryawanshi – CEO/Co-founder
Sesha Sayana Annam – CTO/Co-founder
Prashant Naik – Advisor (Strategy)
Venkatraman Sheshashayee – Advisor (People & Culture)
Parag Dahiwal – Advisor (Enterprise SAAS Growth)
Avijit Agarwal – Advisor (Finance and Corporate Governance)
Sandipan Laskar – Advisor (Marketing & Growth Strategy)

SportsKingdom is headquartered in Singapore with regional headquarters in India and Japan. Subsidiary companies under the SportsKingdom umbrella are –

CricKingdom Cricket Academy by Rohit Sharma
FutbolKingdom (Football)
HappinessKingdom (Yoga & Fitness)
SportsKingdom Stores
SKonnect Software

For more information, please contact info@sportskingdom.io

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Clarke explains why Australia isn’t playing a tour in India

January 24, 2023

Michael Clarke, a former Australia captain, cannot understand why Pat Cummins’ team isn’t playing practice or touring games in advance of the Border-Gavaskar series that begins in India on February 9.

Australia will tour India for the four Test series. The opening game is scheduled at Nagpur. Clarke suggested that the inability to play a tour game could have an “important” effect on the outcome.

Clarke said, “That’s part (not playing tour game)” in Big Sports Breakfast’s Tuesday interview.

“The first Test in India will be the last tour game. Although I’m sure I’m wrong, I believe that it will be important.

Clarke, who played more than 8,600 runs in 115 Tests, said that it was totally different to compete in long format games in India, particularly when you counter spin.

He stated, “You need a completely new plan than what you’ve been playing in Australia. The way you start your innings against spin, the way that you play reverse swing. Through the Australian summer, we didn’t see any reverse-swing, the games were over within two, three days.”

Ian Healy, former Australia wicketkeeper, had also expressed surprise at not being able to play in a tour match and said he was “a little worried”.

Clarke said that India could play at least two spinners in the four-Test series, as the Australians are primarily quick bowlers.

“So, reverse swing is going be a major part (in India), all those batters who walk out and play bowlers bowling 130 – 140ks — there’s every possibility India will play at least two spinners so it’s completely different.”

Australia is expected to arrive in India around the middle of next week. This will give them seven days to prepare for the series. Clarke didn’t feel that was enough.

“You must bat in the best conditions in India because it is extremely difficult to begin your innings if you don’t have that experience.

“And if your get in, you should go on and make big runs because your first 20 runs against India in the second innings, whoa! A ball that you can go forward to and block in Australia effectively against spin, over there can roll down the ground, bounce and take your gloves.

“You can block it outside and it will bowl you over the leg stump. Natural variation is huge.”

Andrew McDonald, Australia’s head coach, said that the team had played quite a few series lately without any tour games being included in their schedule.

McDonald’s was quoted by SMH as saying, “No tour game”: McDonald’s stated that it is not something they have done in the past few series before going on overseas trips.

“We don’t feel the need for match practice. We will be going to India approximately one week before the first match. In terms of preparation, we didn’t want too much more.

We believe seven days is enough time to prepare and to ensure that we are fresh throughout the four Test match series.

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The Legacy of Rackonnect: A name synonymous to Indian Racket sports focussed on Badminton

January 17, 2023

Bringing popularity to a fast growing sport globally.
Creating the latest state of the art Badminton Arenas in NCR region of Delhi.
Specialized coaching, training and competitive opportunities for upcoming players.
Providing affordable and advanced equipment for playing badminton.
Tech based software to manage tournaments and rank players based on performance.

Racket sports refer to any sport that involves the use of a racket. Some of the sports that come under this category are badminton, tennis, squash, table tennis and pickleball among others. While many Indian sportspersons have achieved great things in this sport category, there was a dearth of a strong system that would help players, who are interested in racket sports, to get the kind of opportunities they deserve.

To bridge this gap, Dhruv M. Bagla founded Rackonnect which has emerged as India’s first one-stop destination for all those who play racket sports. The mission of Rackonnect is to put together an elaborate sports community that would inspire and motivate racket sports fanatics to create a name for themselves in this space, while helping improve mental and physical fitness.

Talking about the vision behind Rackonnect, founder Dhruv M. Bagla says, “As we all know, India is a cricket-crazy nation. That is a great thing as very few countries have the kind of clout India has in this space. However, promoting other sports is equally important. We have designed Rackonnect as a hyperlocal sports-tech platform that aims to create a powerful impact on India’s racket sports community which is quite big. Our goal is to make racket sports accessible to everyone regardless of their age, gender and economic background.”

Rackonnect has been strengthening the racket sports ecosystem through infrastructure development and distribution of equipment. By combining sports and technology, the company is focussing on empowering grassroot-level players and helping them achieve their goals and ambitions. While the vision of the company is to raise awareness of racket sports and make racket sports available to all, its strategy is to provide a competitive platform through tournaments to scout and nurture promising players.

Elaborating on this, Dhruv says, “One of our USPs is the Rackonnect Tournament Solution. The kind of facilities we are providing players, coaches and others is the kind no other company or individual has offered in India till date. We organize tournaments without making the stakeholders go through hectic paperwork. Tech being the backbone of the company, has enabled users to do all their tasks online which they would otherwise do on paper, thereby simplifying the task of managing an event, thereby making events more competitive. We spent hours making algorithms that would automate things such as draw seeding and separation, automated match scheduling, real time updates, and many more. We are implementing methods and proposals that would make everything that happens in the racket sports space more transparent and organized.”

At the moment, Rackonnect has five badminton arenas located in Delhi/NCR. Its badminton arena at Noida Indoor Stadium is a sight to behold. It features 10 BWF-approved wooden cum synthetic courts, a sitting capacity of 5,000 people, free parking, healthy cafe and shower facility. Having ventured into the infrastructure space in June 2021, rackonnect is confident of a fast-paced expansion journey wherein by 2025 they plan to have 50 state of the art facilities in North India. “The vision of making North India the biggest hub for badminton may seem far sighted, but the support and encouragement we have got in a short span will definitely make this vision come true,” adds Dhruv.

Apart from offering event bookings for corporate, institutions and international accredited tournaments, Rackonnect assures you of wider reach, increased efficiency, reduced time and cost and helps players build their tournament portfolio. For offering racket sports coaching, the company has joined hands with Padukone Sports Management which is helmed by badminton legend Prakash Padukone. In the near future, Rackonnect plans to come up with several unique initiatives that would propel the growth of the racket sports community forward.

Apart from focusing on several initiatives for the enhancement of racket sports, Rackonnect has also introduced a social initiative by the name of Racket for All to encourage prospective racket sports enthusiasts who are unable to pursue the sport due to social and economic restrictions. Rackonnect organizes regular workshops, tournaments, equipment donation drives to ensure exposure for these athletes.

Lastly, Dhruv Bagla added, “This year is going to be a big one for the entire Rackonnect team due to several expansion plans and Rackonnect strives to support the growth of professional players and wants to be a part of the journey for glory”.

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Manika Batra achieves career-high world ranking of 35 in table tennis

January 4, 2023

Manika Batra has reached a career high ranking of 35 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings after a successful performance at the Asian Cup in November.

Batra won India’s first ever medal at the tournament, securing a bronze after defeating world number five Hina Hayata of Japan and world number seven Chen Xingtong of China.

The achievement earned Batra 175 points in the rankings and helped her rise three places. She also reached the semifinals of two World Table Tennis Contender events in Hungary and Slovenia.

In the men’s rankings, G Sathiyan remained in 39th place while Sharath Kamal slipped three spots to 47th.

Batra will compete in the Asian qualification event for the World Championships in Doha later this week and will also participate in the WTT Contender in Doha and the WTT Star Contender in Goa next month.

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Campus Corporate Cricket Match – Accurate Institute XI Vs HR Success Talk XI

December 19, 2022

Accurate Institute of Management and Technology, one of the leading institutions in Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, organised the first-ever Biggest Campus Corporate Cricket Match (C3M) in collaboration with HR Success Talk, an HR Professionals and Business Leaders community, on Accurate Sports Grounds on December 10, 2022. The match is between TAT (The Accurate Team XI) and HRSTT (HR Success Talk Team XI).

The objective of the match was to motivate the students and help them inculcate a team-building spirit as the team consists of students from all the courses, this also helped them develop a healthy sense of competition among the students along with a winning spirit.

The representatives of the following companies participated in the match -3Pillar Global, Little Millennium Education Pvt Ltd., NISG, Ebix, Bio Med HealthCare Products Pvt Ltd., Tata Projects Ltd., Passavant Energy & Environment, Infogain, HR SUCCESS TALK, to name a few.

The Accurate Team Captain, Lt Col S Tabrez, said that they were excited to challenge the corporate leaders, and that this was an excellent opportunity to get to know them, he also thanked the management and faculty members for providing them with such a platform.

We looked forward to meeting the students on the ground, it was really a wonderful gesture on the institute’s part to organise such an event. This will help students build interpersonal relationships and meet competitive challenges in the future, said, Mr. Kapil Kumar, Captain-HRSTT.

The match was witnessed by all the accurate students. The Dean student welfare- Dr. Sunil Mishra, student coordinator – Mr. R.K. Tiwari, were all charged up with full zeal to encourage their teams and were applauding with tremendous excitement.

Finally, Accurate Team won the match. All the players celebrated the win and were overjoyed, all the corporate leaders and faculty members congratulated them on their victory.

During the presentation ceremony, the trophy was presented to the winning team, and all the team players (winner/runner-up) were presented with medals as a token of appreciation, along with the man of the match, best batsman, and best bowler awards.

Meet the team

Accurate InstituteTeam – Captain– Lt Col S Tabrez, Team Players- Mr.Navneet Kumar, Mr.Aniket Gupta, Mr.Darsh Vyas, Mr.Avdesh Sharma, Mr.Ritik Bhati, Mr.Harsh Tiwari, Mr.Ritesh Pandey, Mr.Sandeep Nishad, Mr.Shubh Agarwal, Mr.Saurabh Choudhary, Mr.Govind Kumar, Mr.Priyanshu Singh, Mr.Ayush Singh, Mr.Rishu Kashyap

HR SUCESS TALK Team:

Kapil Kumar	Captain	Senior HR Leader
Govind Singh Negi	3Pillar Global	Head of Talent – Europe & Asia
Nanddan Singh	Little Millennium Education Pvt Ltd	AGM HR
Samrat Bhowmik	NISG	.HR Manager
Harsh Raj Jain	Ebix	Manager Recruitment
Umashanker Akharia	Startupjob.in	Co-founder & CHRO
Ravinder Rawat	Bio Med HealthCare Products Pvt Ltd	Head of Human Resource
Mayank Gupta	Tata Projects Ltd	Sr. Manager HR
Harish Rawat	Oiient Electric Limited	HR and Admin
Mohd Mohsin	HR SUCCESS TALK	HRST Representative
Anubhav Jain		Regional HR Head
Devinder Kumar Sharma	Parijat Industries India Ltd	VP and Head Human Resources
Rajiv Naithani	Infogain	CVP & Chief People Officer
Pancham Bhatia	Holy Child Public School	CEO
Rahul Khurana	Passavant Energy & Environment	Head of Human Resources
Deepti Koranne	HR SUCCESS TALK	Country Head

So tighten your belts and get set for this mega cricket match, The Accurate Team (TAT) Vs The HR Success Talk Team (HRSTT). Watch us live on our FB page.

Date – 10-Dec-22, Saturday, Time – 9:00 am onwards, Venue – Accurate Institute Campus, Greater Noida

www.accurate.in

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For the very first time, Bodoland will host the Historic National Football Championship

December 17, 2022

For the very first time, Bodoland will host the Historic National Football Championship.

The All-India Football Federation announced that the next 76th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy will be played at Kokrajhar, Assam.

Bodoland will host the Historic National Football Championship for the First Time. The matches for the Santosh Trophy group three will be contested from December 28, 2022, to January 5, 2023, according to a statement issued by the All-India Football Federation.

Three areas had previously been chosen. Group I will be hosted in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), while Groups II and V will be hosted in Kozhikode, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and Kerala, respectively. The dates and places for the remaining two groups will be revealed soon.

The Senior National Football Championships will be contested in a new format, with 36 states competing in six groups for a chance to advance to the Final Round. The top six teams from each group and the three best second-placed teams will advance to the Final Matches. Along with the hosts, railways and services will be granted direct access.

The Hero National Santosh Trophy will be held in Kokrajhar’s SAI Stadium & KDSA Playground from December 28th, 2022 to January 5th, 2023.
The Group III match, which includes three North-eastern teams, is gearing up for the forthcoming Senior National Football Game.

Fixtures

December 28
Arunachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh vs Nagaland
Assam vs Goa

December 30
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa
Nagaland vs Tamil Nadu
Assam vs Arunachal Pradesh

January 1
Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu
Goa vs Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland vs Assam

January 3
Uttar Pradesh vs Arunachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu vs Assam
Goa vs Nagaland

January 5
Uttar Pradesh vs Assam
Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland
Tamil Nadu vs Goa

The Santosh Trophy, also referred to as the Hero Senior Men’s National Football Championship is organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), India’s regulatory body of football. The Santosh Trophy was regarded as the country’s most prestigious national honor prior to the advent of India’s first national club tournament, the National Football League, in the year 1996.

The states of the country, as well as some government organizations, compete in the Santosh Trophy. This is played yearly since 1941. Bengal became the first winner of the tournament, which took place in 1941. The trophy bears the name of the great Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh, now situated in Bangladesh.

The tournament’s format has changed over the years. The teams are now grouped into eight groups, each with three or four teams. The eight group winners are then picked, along with four seeded teams who do not have to go through the qualifying round, and these twelve teams are placed into three groups of three. This is the quarter-final round, followed by the semi-final and final.

CEM of Bodoland Territorial Region Shri Pramod Boro initiated the first inter-Sixth Scheduled Councils Premier Football League-2022 (ISPL-2022) on October 9th at various playgrounds in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) districts. The authorities of the Bodoland Territorial Area (BTR) conducted the program to foster better collaboration and mutual trust and provide a forum for young athletes from India’s northeastern area.

The government of the Bodoland Territorial Region formed a football team selection committee to build a strong Bodoand Football Club (FC) for participation in the upcoming first inter-sixth schedule councils premier football league-2022. The selection committee was formed with Hemendraa Nath Brahma, secretary of the Assam Football Association, as chairman, Dr. Sangrang Brahma, OSD to CEM, BTR, as co-chairman, and CHD of Sports & Youth Welfare of BTC as member secretary, as well as six other members.

The Bodoland Territorial Territory (BTR), sometimes known as Bodoland, is an autonomous region in India’s northeast. It consists of five districts located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River, below the foothills of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. It is governed by an elected council known as the Bodoland Territorial Council, which was established under the provisions of a peace treaty agreed upon in February 2003, and its autonomy was extended by an agreement reached in January 2020.

Shri Pramod Boro is an Indian politician who has been the president of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) since February 25, 2020, and after the council election, he took charge as a Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Area, an overseas territory in Assam. On the same day, he declared Kokrajhar the “City of Peace”.

Kokrajhar is one of Assam’s 27 districts on the north side of the Brahmaputra River. It reaches the international border with Bhutan’s Province. The Chakrashila Wildlife Park is situated in Assam’s heritage-rich district of Kokrajhar and is home to the elusive Golden Langurs. The place is scenically beautiful and is located at the foot of the lower Himalayas. The entire area is densely forested with lovely green trees. Kokrajhar also functions as the administrative headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Council.

BTR Govt, AIFF, and Assam football Association cordially invite people across the country to come and witness the mega football event in Kokrajhar, BTR, Assam.

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PlayCKC Launches Live Football Gaming for Indian FIFA Fans

December 9, 2022

Mumbai: This FIFA World Cup, football fans in India can enjoy a new gaming format while watching a match live. PlayCKC, the live sports gaming platform from India, has now launched its live prediction game, PREDICT, for football. The game is free to play. Cricket fans have been experiencing live gaming on PlayCKC for a couple of years now. Live sports gaming, the startup claims, is unheard of in the gaming landscape. Sports fans have been familiar with fantasy sports. Fantasy, however, caters largely to the lottery enthusiasts who are looking for returns on their investments. PlayCKC offers gaming formats that cater to the fans’ need to engage during live action.

It must be noted that even though the Indian team does not play in the Football World Cup, the fandom for football in India has been noteworthy. Last year, Sony declared that 37 million Indians watched the UEFA EURO 2020 matches.

The PlayCKC founders are confident that the PREDICT format will appeal to the Indian fans following the FIFA World Cup 2022. Swapnil Manish, co-founder and CEO of PlayCKC, shared, “Fantasy sports has been popular in India given the number of gaming platforms that have emerged in recent years. While a huge number of people in India has tasted fantasy, the majority still keeps away. We have studied fan behaviour and recognised that the most basic real-world behaviour of fans is to engage during live action. This is why we started building a live sports gaming platform, unlike fantasy where the fan is expected to behave like a selector or coach and do nothing while the match is live.”

“Your match is live; your game should be too!” is the philosophy at PlayCKC. In PREDICT, its live prediction gaming format, multiple-choice questions are shown to the gamer while a match is live. These questions are not pre-decided but generated on the go, based on live data. This format is backed by PlayCKC’s proprietary question engine that takes in live data, considers the match situation and several parameters, and builds a contextual question. PREDICT is a free-to-play game. However, gamers can use their winnings to redeem various gift cards and vocuhers on the platform. PlayCKC has entered into reward partnerships with Amazon, Swiggy and Xoxoday.

About PlayCKC:

PlayCKC is an Indian startup that began its operations during Covid-19. It offers a live sports gaming platform for cricket and football. The startup was founded by Swapnil Manish, Anuradha Sinha and Sanket Khemuka. It raised its seed fund of $200,000 earlier this year. The round is led by Freeflow Ventures. PlayCKC is delivered as an app to gamers (via Google Play, Apple App Store and via PlayCKC website – Android APK). The app offers two games: PREDICT and SELECT. PREDICT is a simple MCQ format where a fan makes predictions while a match is happening. These questions are not pre-decided but generated on the go, based on what is happening on the ground. This is unheard of in the world of sports gaming. The other game, SELECT, is a simple six-player selection format. PREDICT is free to play while SELECT has both free and real-money gaming versions.

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Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo roped in as brand ambassador

November 21, 2022

Mumbai: After the rip-roaring success of the first three seasons of 10 PL, the World Cup of Tennis ball cricket, Petromann Sports Managament today announced even bigger plans for Season 4. The fourth season will be staged from 18-25 December 2022.

Much like the previous three editions in 2016, 2018 and 2020, this time too, the tournament promises to be bigger, better and bolder. But there is a small change, the tournament will be staged in India for the first time ever. The tournament will be held at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Thane near Mumbai city. Skyexch.net has been the title sponsor of the tournament for a period of five years, whereas noted cola giants PepsiCo have come on board as beverage partners and Tripxoxo is the official ticketing partner for the event.

The move to India will ensure greater visibility for the tournament with an expected reach of around three billion plus through various media platforms in comparison to a total reach of 325 million from the earlier editions. The first three editions of 10 PL were staged at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium, which finds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for staging the maximum number of ODIs.

Two-time T20 World Cup Champion, Dwayne Bravo has been roped in as the brand ambassador for the tournament. He will unveil the tournament trophy, jersey and other interesting materials on 7 December 2022 at a gala dinner in Dubai. For the first couple of editions two other World Cup champions former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and India’s Virender Sehwag were the face of the tournament.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be associated with 10 PL. This is an unique opportunity for the players to showcase their skills and present a different facet of our great sport. I am looking forward to performing my iconic song Champion at the gala dinner in Dubai. I am sure the tournament will be a rip-roaring success,” said Bravo.

For this year’s edition a total of 20 teams from – India, Middle East and Sri Lanka will be in action during the eight-day extravaganza. In all 51 matches will be played during the tournament. On the opening day of the tournament on 18 December, a Rest of India XI, a Maharashtra XI and a Sri Lanka XI will play a four-match series. Each of the three sides will play each other once before the top two teams face off in the final. This opening day will set the tournament alight before the remaining 47 matches will be staged.

The tournament is the largest global platform for tennis ball cricket with the biggest prize money of INR 60,00,000.

“There are some grand plans for the fourth season. We at Petromann Sports Management are excited about the tournament this year. We are hoping to come back in a bigger way than the previous three editions. Moving the tournament to India is a big step up for us because cricket’s spiritual home is located there. Also, the associations that we have built will continue to aid us in our plans. In particular all the sponsors especially our title sponsor Skyexch.net and partners like PepsiCo that were associated with us will benefit us in a big way,” said Abdul Latif Khan, promoter, Petromann Sports Management .

This year’s tournament will be live on multiple platforms:

TV: Atrangi TV
OTT: MX Player, Ullu, Atrangi, Ultra, Airtel, Vodafone
Youtube: Hungama, Shemaroo, Ullu YouTube, 10PL Cricket

Two separate feeds will be created for Television and OTT, thereby enabling maximum reach of the tournament.

In the first three editions, several players who have played for their country at the Test, ODI and T20I level or even domestic level including the likes of Kamran Khan, Umar Gul, Zahoor Khan and Sheraz Ahmed featured in the tournament. In 2016 former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider featured in the competition, whereas former Sri Lanka international Thilan Thushara played for Super Fashion, Sri Lanka in 2018.

In the recent years we have seen even in the Indian Premier League (IPL) a number of players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Basil Thampi, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah amongst a whole host of others who started their careers playing tennis ball cricket.

In coming days more announcements around the tournament will be made.

For further information on the tournament, please visit the official website: www.10pl.ne

About Petromann Sports Management

More than a decade ago a team emerged from nowhere to try their hands in indoor cricket tournaments in Dubai; a team largely made of blue collared workers. A man named Abdul Latif Khan also known as Arif Khan was the man behind this start up. A passionate cricketer having played moderate level of the game back home in India, Arif Khan was desperate to carry on his love when he came to Dubai in search of greener pastures. Despite the initial hardship, in 2004, he decided to form the team named PETROMANN that entered the indoor facility for the first time. Offered an opportunity to prove their mettle in the ‘D’ Division at Insportz, it was not a smooth sailing for Arif Khan and his team.

There were handful of players who were ready to play but could not affaord shoes while many of them were not even aware of the rules of indoor cricket. But with a never-say-die attitude, Arif Khan ensured he kept the spirit of the team high and the results began to show as they emerged champions of that division. Thereafter it was a fairytale ride for the Petromann as the team quickly rose through the success ladder and found themselves playing in the ‘A’ Division against some of the best teams in the country. Their fight to excel continued and there was no looking back as the team made winning tournaments a habit. They achieved success in every possible tournament proving their dominance in indoor cricket and earning a huge reputation in the cricketing fraternity. The team’s face changed rapidly as years went by with several players who represented the UAE National team also being part of the setup. Among those Amjad Javed, Asif Mumtaz, Rohan Mustafa and Qassim were some to name a few. They went a step ahead bringing international players on full time contract from Sri Lanka to play further strengthen the team.

A full-fledged board was formed to further enhance the management of the team that included Tanveer Sadekar, Aslam Shaikh, , Aashiuqe Shaikh, Shaikh Usman and Sanveer Sadekar. As they grew in status, for the first time in 2013, Petromann found a sponsor in Pacific Ventures for ICC Summer League. Real Estate developer Parvez Khan showed tremendous interest in the team and soon Pacific Ventures & Petromann Group Cricket Club collaborated as the team began playing under the banner of PVCC. This was the first team to find a full sponsor in the UAE. After having achieved so much, Abdul Latif Khan, who also served as the Manager of Cricket Operations for Capricorn Commanders in the Masters Champions League held in 2016, felt it was time to give back something to the game he loved so much. In addition to the above, Petromann Sports Management also managed Maratha Arabians, during the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Earlier, Petromann Sports management also managed the operations for the launch of MS Dhoni Academy.

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JIC Group of Companies announced Indian Cricketer Sanju Samson as their Global Ambassador

November 19, 2022

The signing of Sanju Samson is observed to open new market heights for JIC in India and leading business nations.

Making new heights in GCC and major Asian countries through innovative services, Jobin International Company has taken a leap with their brand by signing the Indian Cricketer Sanju Samson as their brand-new Global Ambassador. The joining of the Indian Cricketer is perceived to prepend a new chapter to the journey of JIC by presenting the company to a wide community outside the business circles.

Jobin International had been making headlines over the last years through innovative changes in the industry and remoulding nations for the future. The conglomerate has been making impacts in Kuwait, India and major GCC countries through fundamental sectors and innovative action plans. This wide recognition of the group throughout the major Asian countries seems to be an advantage in the signing of the young cricketer Sanju Samson. JIC’s future visions to incept their ascendancy in European and American markets are observed to be widely acknowledged because of the presence of Sanju since the residing percentage of Indians stand to be a major proportion in the respective continents.

Even if the initiation of the company happened over a decade ago, the supremacy JIC attains among India and GCC countries in a short span of time is remarkable. Unlike other business establishments, it is observed that the JIC approach a project with a determined vision and mission strategies making them dominant in the sector. This unique characteristic has been recognised in their latest projects in Kuwait and India. As a result, the JIC group of companies is a major part of the 2035 Vision of Kuwait, one of the most observed strategies by a nation for a sustainable future. The sectors established by JIC played a key role in acquiring a superior part of Kuwait Vision 2035. Construction, Human Resources, Cinemas, Media, IT, Travel, and Tourism are the major sectors on which JIC exerts its expertise.

For attaining the construction sector, JIC initiated BlueRays Contracting Company, which offers its proficiency in Kuwait’s major construction Projects such as Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2 and Sabah Al Ahmad Villa Projects. Human Resources are acquired through Job In Arabia and Job In International Human Resources Development, where the company successfully created abundant job opportunities. With innovative strategies, JIC incepted its travel and tourism sector through Fly World Tours and Travels, taking global tourism to the fingertips of everyone. JIC IT Solutions stands to be the technological partner for the company, taking its platform to digital media. JIC Media and Cinemas are the latest establishments from the group, where the company aims to enhance the entertainment sectors through a creative and
artistic approach.

As per the latest information, JIC is currently focusing on Digital Platforms and Entertainment media through JIC IT Solutions, JIC Media, and JIC Cinemas. By purchasing the Disney Franchise for Kuwait, JIC made a significant approach towards the media industry, being one of the few companies from India to achieve such an acclamation. JIC is focusing on building a platform for cine artists and since Sanju Samson displays a major admiration among a wide range of youngsters from both sports and cinema industry, his presence will be beneficial for JIC to promote their vision. The perspective on Sanju also speculates JIC’s interest in the Sports industry since business giants consider Sports for quick growth and recognition.