Susruth Sirupa from city runner-up for CricIQ season five

ESPNcricinfo announced the winners of CricIQ season five. Manish Achuth from Bangalore emerged as the champion of ESPNcricinfo’s CricIQ Season five, powered by Oppo. The fifth season of ESPNcricinfo’s signature quizzing property concluded with a grand finale hosted at KC College in Mumbai.

Former Australian speedster, Shaun Tait, graced the occasion and cheered the six finalists as they battled it out in the final round of the grand finale. Manish Achuth was awarded the coveted CricIQ trophy and a certificate along with Rs 1 lakh gift voucher by Shaun Tait.

Manish said, “I am thrilled to have won this competition and receive the award from Shaun Tait. I have been following the sport for several years and having amassed a trove of knowledge on cricket, CricIQ seemed like the perfect platform to put my knowledge to test and looks like it paid off. The competition was quite tough, and I would like to congratulate my fellow finalists to have made it this far.”

Susruth Sirupa of Hyderabad was the first runner-up and Kartik Puri of Bangalore was the second runner-up. They were presented with a certificate and a gift voucher worth Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000.

Congratulating the winners, former Australian Speedster and the Chief Guest of ESPNcricinfo CriqIQ season five, Shaun Tait said, “The passion that Indians harbour for cricket is known to all, but being a part of the ESPNcricinfo world gave me a first-hand experience of that phenomenon.

It is remarkable to see young adults stumping each other with their knowledge of the game and I believe CricIQ is a superb forum for fans to express and showcase their passion for the sport” Speaking at the occasion, Sambit Bal, Editor In Chief ESPNcricinfo and ESPN South Asia said, “We are delighted by the overwhelming response we received this season from our fans across India. We believe that CricIQ is a unique platform which lets our fans showcase their knowledge and passion for the sport.”