Friday, January 15, 2016

18th Inter-Press cricket starts today

OCW-SJAN Inter-Press cricket from today


 

Cric Media released


 
Nagpur, Jan. 15: The 18th edition of OCW-SJAN Inter-Press Invitational Cricket Tournament will start on Saturday at Vasant Nagar ground at 9.30 a.m. 
The Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) has organised the tournament. This year Orange City Water (OCW)  has sponsored the tournament. Vithoba Industries Pvt. Ltd are the co-sponsor.  Director of OCW Arun Lakhani will inaugurate the tournament at 9 a.m.  Kartik Shende of Vithoba Industries, principal of Dhanwate National College Dr Babanrao Taywade and OCW PRO Sachin Dravekar will also  grace the occasion. An inaugural match will be played between defending champions The Times of India and Lokshahi Varta 
In all ten teams are participating in the tournament and they have been divided in two groups. Group A include Times of India, Punyanagari, Lokshahi Varta, Sakal and Tarun Bharat. Group B consist Lokmat,The Hitavada,  Loksatta, Dainik Bhaskar and Deshonnati. The final will be played on February 7 at Ambedkar College ground. 
Earlier on Friday, CricMedia, the annual souvenir of Sports Journalists'  Association of Nagpur (SJAN),  was released at a function held at SJAN's office. OCW director KNP Singh, CEO Sanjay Roy, Kartik Shende and Sachin Dravekar were present on the occasion. Dresses to the players were distributed on the basis of draw. A two-minute silence was observed over the death of journalist Chandrashekhar Giradkar. 
 SJAN president Dr Ram Thakur made introductory remarks while secretary Kishor Bagde conducted the proceedings and also proposed a vote of thanks. 

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