Aurora Cricket Premier League in City

Hyderabad|India|November'2011:Uninor, a leading GSM service provider in AP is the title sponsor for the Hyderabad Inter-Engineering College cricket tournament. The tournament will be known as Uninor’s Aurora Cricket Premier League and begins at Aurora’s Seethaiah Engineering College, IDA, Patancheru. The league will run from October 28th to November 8th.

A total of 34 top engineering college teams from Hyderabad are competing in the 12-day Uninor-Aurora Premier League. Cricket teams from across colleges such as TKR Engineering College, Vignan Jyothi, ASEC, MGIT, JBIT, CMRIT, BVRIT and JNTUH will be participating in the knock out format for the title. The winners of the tournament will walk-away with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- while the runners-up will get Rs. 12,500/-.

Satish Kumar Kannan, Business Head, AP Circle said, At Uninor, we are constantly looking to bring in excitement and raise aspirations among the youth. This association truly helps recognize talent and encourage the competitive spirit we have in our student community. We are delighted to be able to provide a platform for young sport enthusiasts to display their skills while bringing in cheer and unity in the spirit of cricket.

The event was inaugurated by Satish Kumar Kannan, Business Head, AP Circle – Uninor in the presence of Dr. Shobha, Principal, ASEC and Mr. Anil Kumar, Physical Director,ASEC.

The inaugural match was fought between Aurora Engineering College (AEC), Bhongir and Turbo Engineering College, Patencheru. The Turbo Engineering College won the match.