With an aim to establish a company-wide health and wellness programme, the Confederation of Indian Industry is organising CCl (Corporate Cricket league) titled Sportathon at Ankur Sports Complex.
The four-day event will have a participation of cricket teams from eight organisations in and around Bhopal including HEG, Harsh Transport, Surevin BPO, Coaltech Engineers, AB leasing and Finance, Impression furniture, Permali Wallace and Govindpura Industry Association. This is the first initiative of its kind by CII in the State.
The tournament started today and was inaugurated by CP Sharma, Vice-Chairman, CII State Council, MD, Daulatram Engineering Pvt ltd and Vijay Agrawal, Chairman, CII Bhopal Zonal Council, MD, Narmada Switch Gear Pvt ltd.
“Team sports are not only beneficial for the physical health of the employees but mental health as well. It reduces stress and increases team spirit amongst the employees. One of the biggest benefits to participating in a company sports league is the bond it creates between co-workers, hence creating a positive environment in the workplace,” said Agrawal while welcoming the teams.
He then invited CP Sharma to address the crowd. He said, “Cricket is not just game in India, it is a religion. It is not just a bat-ball game played between 22 players, but a game that immensely increases the bond between players and helps them understand the strong and weak areas of each other. CII-YI Sportathon Corporate cricket league shall give us an opportunity to interact on topics other than tools and machines; it would help us establish a relationship while solving a problem of other than productivity and profitability.”
The first match of Sportathon was played between HEG and Harsh Transport where HEG took the wining trophy with an unbeatable score of 164 runs while Surevin won the second match played between Coaltech and Surevin chasing a target of 98 runs in 15 overs.