CII Daikin Telangana Cricket Cup trophy unveiled

Hyderabad: Confederation of Indian Industry-Telangana will be organising the 6th edition of CII Daikin Telangana Cricket Cup 2019 from September 21 to October 20 at various grounds in Hyderabad to create a well-defined physical infrastructure and enable human development in the Industry by synergising the industry and sports together.

As many as 32 Corporate teams from all over Hyderabad will be participating in the tournament. The tourney starts with the Round Robin league followed by knock-out matches played across various cricket grounds in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on Saturdays and Sundays only.

E.V. Narasimha Reddy, Vice Chairman & MD, Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), unveiled the winner's and the runners-up trophy.

Narasimha Reddy appreciated CII for organising the Corporate Cricket Cup and creating a bonding among all the sectors of Industry such as IT, Pharma, Manufacturing, Construction, financial etc.

D Raju, Chairman, CII Telangana and Managing Director, Kirby Building Systems & Structures Pvt Ltd said that everything in the life should be taken with dignity be it win or lose. He also said that sports brings sports bring responsibility..

Andrew Fleming, UK Deputy High Commissioner to Telangana & AP, said that sports bring nations together. He shared some of his memories of cricket in London such as visiting the Lords Cricket ground for the first time and watching the Sunil Gavaskar playing. He urged the players of the corporate cricket cup to never give up till the last ball, citing the recent performance of Ben Stokes in the final match of World Cup Cricket. He also made a point on the importance of leadership giving the example of Kane Williamson, Captain of New Zealand team taking his team to finals in World cup.

N.K.Rao, Regional Director-South, Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt. Ltd, said that Daikin will be on the forefront when it comes to supporting the cause of sports and informed that Daikin is also one of the sponsor for Delhi capitals in IPL.

Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi, ICC -Match Referee, said that spirit of cricket should be upheld and success of others should also be enjoyed and respected.