PRLog - May 30, 2015 - DELHI, India -- Sehwag Cricket Academy recently organized the third edition of Junior Pitch tournament, which offered opportunities to aspiring cricket players under the age of 14 to exhibit their talent on the field. The Junior Pitch tournament, kicked off on March 28, 2015, involved 24 teams divided into 6 groups. Each group comprised of 4 teams and each team played 6 matches in the first round.
After two months and a number of nail-biting matches, Harsha Cricket Academy and MRV School collided in a mind-blowing final hosted at Jamia Milia Sports Complex, Delhi. Harsha Cricket Academy outperformed the MRV School and clinched the trophy, while the latter finished at the second position. Virender Sehwag was the chief guest of the final played between the two. After the final, he graced the post final presentation by presenting the awards to teams and students.
Kunal Kumar of MRV received the best batsman award for his brilliant batting performance and Bhaskar Kumar of Sehwag Cricket Academy was honored with Man of The Tournament title.
More than 65 matches were played during the entire tournament in Delhi, NCR. Keeping in consideration students’ academics, all matches of the tournament had been organized on weekends and national/festive holidays. The title was sponsored and co-sponsored by ONGC and Matrix respectively. While SG, Fever 104 and Cricket Today extended full support to the event.
The basic aim of the tournament was to lay emphasis on team spirit, coordination and cooperation among children so that they not only learn to win the game but also emerge as winners in their future life. Another aim was to let children know the importance of physical activities for preventing problems like obesity. This is what Sehwag said in the post final presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kGidEK4U2o&feature=youtu.be
Observing Junior Pitch tournament’s popularity amongst the adolescents in recent years, the authorities have further planned to expand this initiative to other cities of India. This initiative was taken keeping in mind the belief that India is a reservoir of lots of hidden talent and it’s only when this hidden talent gets a chance to exhibit its potential, the country can truly advance as a nation.
In order to successfully apply for the tournament a school or an academy just needs to make sure that their players are under the age of 14 years (age as on January 1, 2016). The tournament doesn’t offer any relaxations of age to any participating member and strictly disqualifies teams if found with any member exceeding the age limit.
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Sehwag Cricket Academy: Grand Finale Of Junior Pitch 2015
May 30, 2015 at 07:28 AM EDT
