The Emerging Teams Cup – 2015 was launched at the Salmiya Indian Model School (SIMS) on 4th March 2015, becoming the first heavy tennis ball cricket tournament being organized by the Kuwait Indian Tennis Cricket Association (KITCA), an association consisting of Kuwait’s aspiring heavy tennis ball cricket playing teams.
Gracing the launch ceremony were Mr. Ramdas Nair - Head of Retails Sales – Bahrain Exchange Co. (BEC) and Ms. Anjali Raj – Talent Management Specialist – City Group Co.
BEC are the TITLE & Co. sponsors while City Group is the Proud Sponsor of this tournament. Pro Sports are the Sports Partners for KITCA.
BEC was established in 1992 under the local sponsorship of Mr. Ahmed Yousuf Behbehani. With over 20 years of experience, BEC has transformed the remittance and money exchange market in Kuwait by offering its customers innovative and reliable money transfer services.
City Group Co. KSCP is the leading transport operator and warehousing service provider in Kuwait. With revenues of more than 17 million per annum and circa 1500 employees, City Group transports more than 48 million passengers every year.
The tournament consisting of 16 of Kuwait’s best heavy tennis ball cricket teams will be played at KAABD and KHAITHAN on a league-cum-knockout basis with various awards & trophies being handed out including KD 444/- plus trophy for Winners; KD. 222/- plus trophy for Runners-up; and KD. 111/- plus trophy for the Third place achievers as well as individual Man-of-the-Match plus Player of the Tournament awards.
Commenting on the tournament, Mr. Ramdas Nair, Head of Retail Sales – BEC said: “It is our pleasure to be associated with KITCA and to be the TITLE sponsors of the Emerging Teams Cup – 2015 tournament. There are many cricket tournaments being organized in Kuwait, however KITCA’s approach in planning this tournament has been very professional and methodical”.
“We are honored to be the Proud Sponsors of this tournament and promoting cricket and other form of sports as a means to stay fit and healthy and diverting our minds from our daily busy work routines especially in a place away from home” said Ms. Anjali Raj, “We are very grateful for the support we have received from our sponsors.
We believe that these partnerships will only grow from here to deliver exciting tennis cricket events in Kuwait” said Don D’souza, General Secretary of KITCA.
Sponsors for the tournament also include M/s. Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co. W.L.L. (JTC), Country Club Kuwait, Meera Printers and Deen Centre, Mangalore.