Kulbir Kalsi,INVC,
Chandigarh,
Kings XI Punjab, today announced its association with Events Experts, a Chandigarh based full service events & marketing company for initiating ‘ACB 20-20’, an intra school, college and university tournament. The 20-20 big bash tournament will be played amongst the age group of 16 to 24 years across the catchment areas including Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The registration for the tournament will commence 10th October onwards. As a part of the tournament, trial sessions will be undertaken across 100 schools, 100 colleges and 20 universities in the catchment area. The distinguished selection panel consisting former Ranji players, IPL players and coaches like Amit Uniyal (IPL Fame), Sukhwinder Singh Bawa (Yuvraj Singh’s coach), etc will shortlist 120 players. The selected players will be divided amongst 8 teams who will play a total of 15 matches (12 league, 2 semifinal & 1 Final) at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3 Panchkula. First round of trails will be held on 11th October at Malhan Cricket Academy, Jhajjar followed by S.D. School, Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon on 13th October. Registration for Punjab region will commence on 16th October at S.D College Chandigarh followed by Rayat Bahra Group of Colleges on 17th October and SUSCET College Tangori on 18th October. Commenting on the occasion, Col. Arvinder Singh, COO, Kings XI Punjab, said, “We are happy to partner with Event Experts to provide a suitable opportunity to budding cricketers from our catchment area to display their skills. We hope this activity goes a long way in providing a much needed platform to these cricketers. In the future too Kings XI Punjab shall continue to undertake such activities at various levels.” The winning team will be entitled for a cash prize, per player worth Rs. 15,000 and runner-up per player Rs. 10,000. Amongst other award categories, Man of the Match will be awarded with gift vouchers, best bowler & best batsman Rs. 25,000 each and Man of the Series will be bestowed with Rs. 50,000. Being a community driven team, Kings XI Punjab has undertaken this initiative to reach out to its discerning fans in the catchment area and give them a chance to realize their dreams into reality.
