Daijiworld Media Network - Doha
Doha, Apr 18: Karnataka Sangha Qatars’ 5th Invitational 'Karnataka Cup 2014' cricket tournament came to an end with a glittering closing ceremony that was held at old Ideal School Grounds on April 17.
Subramaniam Badrinath who was a part of the Tamilnadu Ranji team captain also played for India test cricket,ODI and T20 was guest of honour for this years event, which was witnessed by a record crowd.
Earlier he was invited to the dias in a grandevour procession consisting of camels, children which made the event a spectacular one. While welcoming the guests, KSQ president Deepak Shetty thanked all those who supported in organizing the event. KSQ honoured Shri Subramaniam Badrinath on this occasion for his contribution to the game of cricket. Speaking on the occassion, Subramaniam Badrinath congratulated KSQ for its effort in keeping the game alive among expats living in Qatar. Hr also thanked KSQ inviting and honoring
Chief guest of the day Sunil Tspliya head of consular services, lauded the efforts of KSQ in bring the people of subcontinent together by organizing such tournaments. VS Mannangi, Main Sponsor of the event,Guest of honour David Dougan Headof global governance Doha Bank,Kareem Abdulla ICBF President,Girish Kumar ICC acting President,Event Sponsor GHAZI MD of ALMA,Satish executive manager of QDC,Rony Paul CEO of Petrofac KC Verghese, Tourmament Coordinator Dr. Sanjay Kudari ,President of KSQ, Deepak Shetty, General Secretary Mahesh Gowda,Vice President Nageshwar Rao were present on the dias. Zafar Abbasi compered the closing ceremony and Anil Boloor, Sports Secretary proposed vote of thanks.
In the finals a nail-biting match was played between Tuskars V/S Al muftah; Tuskars won the toss and elected to field first. Al Muftah however capitalized on the opportunity and their batsmen Tanveer scored 33 Runs with help of one six and 4 boundaries which led the team to put up a score of 93 by loosing 6 wickets from the allotted 12. Zainuddin of Tusker took 2 wickets giving away 17 runs with 2 overs. Chasing a target of 9 runs Tuskars managed to score 89 runs due to rigid bowling and fielding from Almuftah. In the final over Tuskers needed 14 runs but only managed to get 10 runs and Almuftah won the match by 4 runs
More than 600 cricket lovers from around Qatar gathered to witness the finals in the pleasant Thursday evening. The exit of popular team Pallonji and Hannan was a disappointment to those gathered, as the expectation was that Hannan would face Pallonji team in the finals.
The man of the match of every game was awarded with a trophy and a gift. For the League Matches the Man of the match title was won by Feroz of Pallonji,Zaheer of Masraf Al Rayan,Sandeep of Tulu Koota,Aswar Of Hanan,Amjad Of KMCA,Shameer of Tuskar,Nayamat of Al Muftah,Aftab of Hanan,Zainu of Tuskar,Ashif of QDC,Hakeem of Qatar Tech,Saleem of Tulu Koota,Intikhab of Al Muftah,Lasantha of Qatar Tech,Sajeer of Tuskar,Imran of Hanan. In the semi Final Niyamatha of Al Muftah and Rajneesh of Tuskar bagged man of the match.
Subramaniam Badrinath handed over the winner's trophy to Hannan and presented all the team members with individual gifts.
Individual winners were as follows:
Best batsman: Niyamath of AlMuftah
Best bowler: Rajneesh of Tuskar
Best all rounder:Inthikab of AlMuftah
Best wicket keeper: Imran of Hannan
Man of the match in final: Tanveer of AlMuftah
Man of the tournament: Prashanth of Tuskar
The umpires of the tournament were Furkhan, Hameed, Hassan and Riyas while the scorers were Amjad,Iqbal,Sunil Bhandary and Anand Balu commentators were Habib Ul Nabhi, SK Naidu,Murthy,Imtiyaz,Abdul Salam,Tufail Mateen,Surendra and Zafar Abbasi.DJ and sound system was provided by Nitesh D.
Cheer Girls Moksha,Dviti,Diya,Sameeksha,Sanvi and Rachana kept audience lively through out the tournament under the leadership of Akshaya Shetty.
The progamme was compared by Zafar Abbasi while KSQ sports secretary Anil Boloor proposed the vote of thanks. He thanked all the sponsors, volunteers, members and those who extended their support to the tournament.
12 teams participated in the tournament, namely, Hannan, Pallonji, Tulu Koota, Al-Muftah,KMCA, TUSKARS, Qatar tech, Petrofac,Qatari Diar, Masraf Al Rayan, QDC, and Gulfar.
Dr Sanjay Kudri and Executive committe coordinated the event.
Alma Aluminium Qatar & Al-muftah Contracting are the main sponsors of the tournament. Doha Bank, QDC and Petrofac Qatar are associate sponsors of the tournament. President, Deepak Shetty, specifically remembered the contribution of M Chidanand Naik-GM of M Pallonji for his contribution in organizing this tournament over the years.
Niyaz Ahmed, president of KMCA, , Seethram Shetty, president of Tulu Koota Qatar,Divkar Poojary, president of Billawas Qatar, Arvind Patil,Prabhakar and Arun Kumar, former president of KSQ, Ramchandra Shetty from ICBF, former president of Tulu Koota,Asmath Ali Vice president of Tulu Koota , Cricket Association of Qatar and executive committee members and dignitaries were present.
Popular Restaurant Royal Udupi served the refreshment.