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MUMBAI:
On completion of its first round of matches on the 1st and 2nd of
March, Zee Super Sixes Corporate Cricket Challenge, today, saw acclaimed
cricketer Vinod Kambli unveiling the grand rolling gold trophy alongwith
the captains of the final teams. Adding glitter to an illustrious
tournament, were stellar performances from the participants - over
400 employees from 50 of India's celebrated corporate houses. The
event was held across three venues - Khar Gymkhana, Worli Sports
Club and Oval Maidan. The final round of matches will be held under
floodlights on 9th March, 2008, at the Police Gymkhana, 10 a.m.
onwards.
On
a historic day for Indian Cricket that saw India seniors clinching
victory over rivals Australia and India juniors becoming the world
champions, the corporate houses battled relentlessly to see their
side through to the next stage. The corporate teams included Chateau
Indage, CNBC TV 18, Outlook, McDonalds, Anchor and advertising firms
Percept Holdings, Law & Kenneth and many more.
The
12 quarter-finalists - ICICI Prudential, Outlook, Space, Law &
Kenneth, Percept Holdings, Anchor, Chateau Indage, Madison, Group
M, Red FM, Rediffusion and Intelenet Global will feature in the
final round. Each team will have a star player to boost their performances.
Cricketing legends like Azharuddin, Russel Arnol, Arvinda D'silva,
Hemang Badani, Romesh Kaluwitharna, Vinod kambli, Upul Chandana,
Rohan Gavaskar and Deep Das Gupta have been roped in to give the
corporate teams the support they need to see them through to the
next round.
The
tournament, last year won by Percept, was a grand success and has
received widespread appreciation from the corporate world this year
as well. The final promises to be a mega event that will witness
some of the biggest stars in cricket as well from the glamour world.
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