'Junior Super Kings' School Tournament Launched

'Junior Super Kings' School Tournament Launched

(LtoR): Mr.G.Natarajan, Hon Joint Secretary, TNCA & Principal Cricket Manager of India Cements, Ltd; Mr.Chandrabhan, General Manager, Marketing India Cements Ltd; Mr. K.S Viswanathan, Secretary, TNCA; Mr.Alok Mahajan, Chief Marketing Officer, Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd.

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India Cement Ltd, owners of Chennai Super Kings has introduced its first Twenty20 interschool cricket tournament titled 'Junior Super Kings'.

A two-week tournament will begin on September 5th and shall witness participation of over 32 Chennai-based schools. The tournament is supported by TNCA and is based on the popular format of T20 cricket.
 
India Cements has been supporting sports for over 3 decades. The objective behind organizing Junior Super kings is to provide a platform for the young talent to showcase & improve their skills. The tournament will witness the participation of 32 teams, playing 31 matches at two different venues over duration of 17 days. Leading players of Chennai Super Kings will mentor the four teams qualifying for semi finals.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. K S Viswanathan, Secretary, TNCA said, “With ever growing pressure on studies & rising general competition in every field, it is important to have a healthy body. As someone rightly said, Healthy mind resides in a healthy body; therefore, it is vital that sports & fitness are not neglected. Junior Super Kings brings a great opportunity for the youngsters and we are confident that this tournament will prove to be an excellent platform for the young talent to exhibit & improve their skills.”

“Chennai Super Kings has always been a fan driven team. We are glad to see a tremendous fan following over the last five years and we hope to see it grow to infinite numbers in the next five. The brand essence is not only to bring an exhilarating entertainment through sports but also to make a meaningful difference to the lives of countless young sports fans. Thereby, this tournament is an attempt to help them exhibit their skills & provide guidance to improve their game from the world class coaching talent of Chennai Super kings. Junior Super Kings will be an ideal platform for the aspiring young cricketers to step into the next level in their cricketing career. Moreover, it will provide them an opportunity to associate with their favorite brand and team ‘Chennai Super Kings’. We, at Chennai Super
Kings, look forward to an exhilarating tournament”, said Mr. Chandrabhan, General Manager, Marketing, India Cements Ltd.

“Post this tournament, we shall continue to interact, engage & involve the young fans from Tamil Nadu in a series of activities such as art & culture, music etc. with Chennai Super Kings” he further added.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Alok Mahajan , Chief Marketing Officer, Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd said, "Being associated with Chennai Super Kings as Partners for the past 2 years, we are glad to be associated with Junior  Super Kings as a natural extension. The Gulf brand stands for the values of Youth, Endurance, care, courage and inspiration. We find these values echoing in Chennai Super Kings and also in junior super kings. Gulf remains committed to supporting the talent and passion of the young cricketers. We hope this tournament would be successful with new young talents being identified who would then go onto perform at higher levels of cricket."