The Business Bytes
TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023
The inaugural edition of the Corporate Cricket League (CCL) got underway at the Scan Sporting Ground of the Unit-II Government Girls’ High School, here on Friday.
Organised by Gemini Consulting & Services, the maiden edition of the CCL was inaugurated by Gemini IT Director Siddharth Samal.
Eight teams are participating in the three-day tournament which is co-sponsored by Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco, KSN Tours & Travels, Workmates Solution Pvt. Ltd, Quantumware Technical Services Pvt. Ltd., Pashupati Feeds, and Jeevan Seva Foundation
“The prime objective behind organising the CCL is to offer the corporate employees a break from their busy and hectic professional life and engage them in this cricket tournament to keep them physically fit,” said Dr. Bibhudatta Mahapatra, Vice President (Corporate Communications & CSR), Aditya Birla Group.
Notably, Dr. Mahapatra is also leading Team JCL, one of the eight teams, in this tournament.
Veteran sports persons and journalists Sameer Barik, Sambit Mohapatra, Jitendra Sahu, Ram Makshija, Subhendu Mohanty, Sujit Sahu, Sanjiv Mohanty, Suraj, Rashmiranjan Roy, Debashish Patnaik and members of Scan Club are coordinating this first-of-its-kind cricket tournament.
