‘Sahara City Homes Corporate Cup 09’ a 20-20 Cricket tournament inaugurated
Thirty Two Teams are participating in the tournament
Opening match played between Info Spectrum and Global Logic at Central Park of Sahara City Homes, Nagpur
Nagpur , January 11, 2009: ‘Sahara City Homes Corporate Cup 09’ a 20-20 tournament for the executives working in different Corporate at Nagpur is inaugurated today at the cricket ground of Sahara City Homes, Nagpur. The cricket ground is a part of the Central Park Sahara City Homes, Nagpur. The two month long Corporate Cup 09 is a knock-out tournament and the matches will be played only on weekends with 2 matches in a day.
Thirty two teams from the leading corporate and media houses are participating in this amateur Cricket tournament. This includes Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone, Idea, Standard Chartered Bank, Reserve Bank Of India, State Bank of India, Lokmat, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Teleservice, Info Spectrum, Global Logic, Persistent, Infocepts, Premier Technology and Fund Works India in Pool A andH.D.F.C., Axis Bank, Indian Air Force, Air India, Central Railway, The Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar, Navbharat, The Hitwada, IAA, Light House System. Pvt. Ltd, MSEB, IMA, NEERI, Exvellon Softwares and Zeon Solutions in Pool B.
In the league matches, 32 teams divided into two pools of 16 each, will play amongst themselves and the semifinals will be played between the top four teams; with top two teams from each pool. The winning teams will clash for the Corporate Cup 09 in the final, scheduled on 1 March 09.
The opening match was played between Info Spectrum and Global Logic teams, at the Sahara City Homes Cricket Ground, Nagpur. The cricket ground is of national standard and is a part of the central park complex at Sahara City Homes Nagpur Township. The central park complex will include a large multi – disciplinary sports playground, tennis court, volleyball court, swimming pool, skating ring, wave pool, and kids play area. T he central park complex will be equipped with flood lights to provide an option of day and night usage for the residents of Sahara City Homes.
Speaking on the occasion, The Guest of Honour Dr. Tapan Chakrabarti, Acting Director - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), said “The Corporate Cup tournament is a noble idea considering the stressed work life of corporate this will give an opportunity to motivate them for healthy and balanced life cycle. To the audience it is a treat to see the hidden skills to these cricketers and further boost their moral.”
Mr. Suryaveer Singh, Head - Strategic Planning, Sahara’s Real Estate Business, said, “We are happy to announce Sahara City Homes Corporate Cup 09. This tournament provides a platform to the executives working in different corporate and media houses, to take out some time from their busy schedules and unearth their cricketing talents. We will try to organize many other such events in the near future as well.”
About Sahara City Homes, Nagpur
Sahara City Homes, Nagpur is a part of the chain of high quality ‘Sahara City Homes’ townships to be developed across 217 cities in India. Located at Gavsi Manapur, Near Ashok Van, Wardha Road, Sahara City Homes, Nagpur plans to house 2,789 residential units on an area of 106.65 acres. Sahara City Homes Township is planned to have 55% - 60% of its total land area is dedicated to greenery and open spaces with integrated landscaping. The product mix consists of a combination of 1 to 5 bedrooms in the category of High Rise Apartments, Mid Rise Apartments, Independent Row Houses and Independent Bungalows. It will provide amenities and facilities like multi-level security in the township, a school, a mall & multiplex, a hotel & club, an exclusive club, a hospital, a central park equipped with floodlights, a club & community centre, a shuttle service through buses to key city location for residents, 100% power back – up, air conditioned residential & commercial buildings, piped cooking gas supply for every kitchen, purified water supply, petrol filling station, seamless connectivity, rain water harvesting, old age home and a Sahara Care House.
Sahara City Homes is intended to provide Quality, Style, Comfort, and International Lifestyle.
