“T-10 Gully Cricket: Ab Har Koi Khelega, A Unique Cricket Talent Hunt Cum
Tournament to kick start its 2nd season from 15th August, 2009”.
- A Unique Talent Hunt for all Cricket Enthusiasts & young Indians to
showcase their talent & make a mark in the world of cricket.
- This shorter and entertaining format of 10 overs each side will be played
amongst 896 players from 64 teams in 16 cities, with a Day / Night Grand
Finale on 15th November 2009.
- Youth Icon & Cricket Fanatic Riteish Deshmukh is signed as the brand
ambassador for T-10 Gully Cricket.
- Veterans like Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Saba Karim & Charu Sharma will
be jurists & mentors for the season 2.
- Unique Features like Power Over, Bat Out, Max Zone and Tenner will be
practiced among others things to liven up the proceedings of the
tournament.
- Plans to create Fan Clubs which will breed unprecedented loyalty leading
to incredible frenzy across these towns.
- Total Prize money of Rs 25 lakhs will be distributed in this tournament.
The winning team pockets a whooping 10 lakh rupees, while the runner-
up will be richer by 5 lakh rupees.
- Group & Regroup matches played in 8 cities will be telecasted live on DD
Sports followed with subsequent highlights over DD 1 on proceeding
Mondays and Tuesdays.
7th July 2009, Mumbai: T-10 Gully Cricket: ‘Ab Har Koi Khelega’ – Season 2 – The second season of this Unique Cricket talent hunt cum tournament was announced today amidst much fan fare. Youth Icon, bollywood star and cricket fanatic Riteish Deshmukh has been appointed as the brand ambassador of T 10 Gully Cricket. This season commencing on 15th August 2009 will culminate with the Grand Finale on 15th November 2009. In addition to the first season’s experts like Charu Sharma and Saba Karim, this season also brings in the expertise of Madan Lal and Sandeep Patil. Total Prize money of Rs 25 lakhs will be distributed to various winning teams in this tournament.
T-10 Gully Cricket ‘Season 2’ is a dedicated multi-city talent hunt which provides platform for the youngsters to connect directly and get involved with cricket at a level that has never been attempted before in India. The main objective is to explore and create a platform for the amateurs thereby provide opportunities to deserving and undiscovered cricketing talents. This talent hunt cum tournament will be conducted at Pune, Nashik, Latur, Surat, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Allahabad, Patna, Ranchi & Jamshedpur. All the matches will be played on exquisite cricket grounds with sporting wickets & lush green outfields.
Only Non First Class Cricket players between the age group of 15-24 from Tier 2, 3 and below towns are eligible to participate in this tournament. A total number of 64 teams consisting of 896 players will compete with each other and make the best of this once in a lifetime opportunity. The call for entries will start from 15th August. More than 50,000 entries are expected to come in for this season from all the cities.
T-10 Gully Cricket, a Bi–annual talent hunt cum tournament had its inaugural edition in Jan –Feb 2009 played amidst 32 teams in 8 cities in Pune, Nashik, Thane, Surat, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jalandhar & Ludhiana. It had Rin as a presenting sponsor and Pepsi as a pouring partner for the first season.
Anoop Wadhwa, Director Reasonable Communications Pvt Ltd said: "Market Research has shown that the shortened form of cricket is a major hit with sports fans, and we are keen to explore ways in which we can build on that enthusiasm. Over the past year T10 Gully Cricket has taken off on an unprecedented scale and has also attracted a far wider audience.During the Season 1 of this talent hunt two exceptional performers were invited for selection by Sachin Tendulkar for IPL 2 in Mumbai. It’s a new trend of shorter and faster games and this surely augurs well for Indian cricket as more and more youngsters will get involved in the game. There will surely be more opportunities for people who want to make a mark in the world of cricket.
Riteish Deshmukh, Brand Ambassador, T-10 Gully Cricket, noted “I am extremely thrilled to be associated with T-10 Gully Cricket and of a staunch belief that this format will not only change the way limited overs cricket are played but will also showcase amazing display of cricketing skills from youngsters from different walks of life. This format comes across as an apt stage for the youngsters to showcase their playing prowess. There are some extremely brilliant players who play in the gullies of our country, and in the process have sharpened their skills continuously bettering their performances. Its time that their skills are projected in front of the country and they get their deserved due.”
T-10 Gully Cricket format will incorporate unique features like Power Over, Bat Out, Max Zone and Tenner among others things to liven up the proceedings, To maintain discipline and seriousness the selection round will be held in a match like situation played with a 10 over each side and not through a playing session in the nets. Attempt would be made to frame rules which lie in the realm of possibilities on an international level and go on to raise the intensity of the game.
Gully Cricket takes this cricketing nation back to where it all started – the inconspicuous omnipresent underbelly of every city –The Glorious Gullies of India. The same venues that trained heavy weights like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and many more, who swear by this format of the game.
Charu Sharma, Mentor T-10 Gully Cricket added “Gully Cricket is the place where real cricketing stars are born. It’s a place which teaches one the basics of the game and where you can hone your skills to great extent. This tournament will surely give youngsters a platform to showcase their skills and help them in furthering their cricketing ambitions. “
The organizers plan to explore & promote T-10 Gully Cricket through Franchisee Model and Merchandising. City Fan Clubs like “Lucknow Gully Fan club”, “Gwalior Gully Fan club” & “Pune Gully Fan Club” are being explored to be formed from the call for entries stage. These fan clubs will breed unprecedented Loyalty leading to frenzy across these towns. A multimedia campaign featuring Riteish Deshmukh along with a music video showcasing Gully Cricket in all its elements & an official tournament anthem by Kailash Kher will promote this hunt on a national basis.
About Reasonable Communications Pvt. Ltd:
Reasonable Communications Pvt Ltd. Promoted by Ashok Wadhwa and Anoop Wadhwa is an established name in the Media & Television Marketing Industry.They have marketed successful serials for reputed production houses like Balaji Telefilms, UTV Software, BR TV, Mukta Arts etc and also produced a major long-running serial Kashmakash Zindagi Ki for DD-1.They have recently launched another daily serial titled Kasak currently being aired on Doordarshan.They also run successful sites like www.criccontest.com and www.t10gullycricket.org. These unique websites have developed varied products like the world’s first Live Cricket Online Gaming etc.
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