The Bombay Bombers team won the much awaited ‘Goa Super Sixes 2011’ Championship title on Sunday, 9 October 2011. Goa Super Sixes, India’s only premium annual corporate cricket tournament and a Percept Intellectual Property, was held from 7 – 9 October at the Taj Exotica, Goa. The tournament offered a unique, action-packed, fun-filled version of the game of cricket which combined the passion for the sport with the serene yet festive ambience of Goa.
In its 3rd successful year, Top Corporates across the world came together to battle it out for the Championship trophy. This year the eight participating teams included New Indians led by Mr. Hiren Bhanu of New India Bank; Royal Marathas captained by Mr. Avinash Bhosale of ABIL Group; Provogue Pashas spearheaded by Mr. Nigam Patel of Provogue; Pinc Panthers led by Mr. Ketan Gandhi of Pioneer Investcorp; Veling Vikings commanded by Mr. Uday Nayak of Veling Aero, UK; Zee Zorros headed by Mr. Puneet Goenka of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited; MSG Warriors captained by Mr. Pali Grewal of MSG Group, UK; and Bombay Bombers captained by Mr. Harindra Singh of Percept Limited.
GSS 2011 witnessed a host of celebrities and legends playing alongside leading Corporates including Sohail Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, David Nash, John Emburey, Mohinder Amarnath, Anshuman Gaekwad, Kiran More, Vinod Kambli, Rohan Gavaskar, Atul Wassan and Nilesh Kulkarni.
The Grand Finale started with MSG Warriors winning the toss and electing to field first. The Bombay Bombers team came out to bat and posted a mammoth score of 100 runs target for the Warriors. The Warriors scored 63 runs and finished as the Runners-Up of the tournament. The Man of the Series title was awarded to Mr. Shailendra Singh.
At the special Awards Ceremony that followed the finals, the following awards were announced:
Winners of Goa Super Sixes Tournament – Bombay Bombers
Winners of Beach Cricket (Day 1) – Provogue Pashas
Butter Fingers – Uday Nayak
Most Stylish Player – David Nash
Maximum Sixes – Aftab Shivdasani
Best Catch – Shared by John Emburey & Mohinder Amarnath
Best Bowler – Johnathan McGowen
Best Batsman – Rohan Gavaskar
Man of the Series – Shailendra Singh
Said Mr. Harindra Singh, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Percept Limited, “It’s heartening to see that Goa Super Sixes has become grander since its launch 2 years ago, with 2 international teams joining in and celebrities from Bollywood, Cricket and Fashion joining hands to add to the flavour of the event. Currently the 3-day format of Goa Super Sixes limits the participation to 8 teams, but seeing the growing demand and popularity of the property, we plan to change the format in Season 4 to accommodate more teams from India and overseas to participate in the tournament.”
He added, “Goa Super Sixes is a great corporate getaway that offers a fantastic networking opportunity for Business Leaders to take some time off to indulge in their all favourite sport of cricket and party in one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world.'
This unique corporate cricket property is a Percept Intellectual Property and was executed by Percept Sports & Entertainment, a Division of Percept Limited.
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