The name and the logo of the new IPL Pune team owned by the corporate house Sahara India Parivar was unveiled in a grand ceremony held at the S.P.College ground in Pune on Saturday.
The team has been christened to be known as the ‘Sahara Pune Warriors’. The logo of the team, which is believed to have been taken after the great Maratha warrior Shivaji, is a warrior mounted on a horse along side the shades of the Indian flag. The official website of the Sahara Pune Warriors is declared to be www.saharapunewarriors.com which is expected to in full swing within a couple of month’s time.
The team shall make debut at the fourth edition of the IPL tournament in 2011 along with the other new and already controversial franchise team, the Kochi IPL team.
The Chairman of the Sahara Group, Mr. Subroto Roy, expressing his fondness for the city of Pune at the event said, “It is a moment of great happiness for us to announce the name of the Pune IPL team for the people of the city and cricket enthusiasts across the world.” He further added, “We have just started journey and in the short span the support and affection received from the people here is very heartening and makes me feel that Pune is my second home”.
Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar and director Mahesh Manjerakar were the co-host for the event which was marked by the stunning performance by the Shaimak Davar dance group.
As a part of its promotional activities in the field of sports, Mr. Roy announced financial assistance of Rs. 5,000 for State level players, Rs.10,000 for National level players and Rs. 20,000 for International level players from the city. He further made declarations regarding the various medical and financial support schemes to be extended by the Sahara group for the people in the district of Pune. He also revealed his plan of coming up with an International Sports Academy at the Sahara Group owned Amby Valley project in the near future.
The Sahara Parivar was one of the important bidders at the inaugural auction carried out for the eight IPL teams but lost out then as it fall short of the time limit set for making the bid. However, this time round the Sahara Adventure Sports Group, a sister concern of the Sahara India Parivar, won the Pune franchise for $370 million. They set their bid for three cities, namely, Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune; and finally zeroed on at Pune as their base.
The home ground for the Sahara Pune Warriors is the MCA Pune International Cricket Centre which is about 25 kms from the city. The stadium, with a capacity of around 55,000 spectators, is currently under construction and is expected to be ready by 2011 to host the matches for the forth season of the IPL.
Author: Meenal Johari (Agra)
RESPECTED SIR
I AM A CRICKET PLAYER (ALL ROUNDER)
I WANT TO APPEAR BEFORE SELECTION TRIAL COMMITEE
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW SHOULD I PROCEED.
I WANT TO PROVE MYSELF. IF I SHALL BE GIVEN A CHANCE THAN IT SHALL BE
MY ENDAVOUER TO SATISFY MY SUPERIORS.
REALLY I WANT TO BE MEMBER OF SAHARA PARIWAR AND WANT TO BRING GOOD NAME AND
FAME TO SAHARA PARIWAR ALONGWITH THE NAME OF MY COUNTRY INDIA.
I WANT TO HAVE A FLAG IN MY HAND OF SAHARA PARIWAR WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO HAVE A
FLAG IN MY HAND OF INDIA TRICOLOUR ONE DAY. HOPE FOR FAVOURABLE RESPONSE. . VIPUL.
respected sir,
i am here with that i am cricket player with role of opening batsman.
i requested to sahara warriors pune team commitee that have single chance for the trial to proved me
as best for your team.your trust and your expectation will follow for the team is very responsible to me so i hope that have a great oppurtunities for my life that expect from me…………!
thank you……….!
iam from chennai and i have a lot of passion for the sport….i have been playing club cricket for past few years but could not advance to bigger level due to politics in my state………iam 19 yrs old
i have a bushnell speed radar gun and i have clocked in and around 87mph and odd balls touch 90mph……iam not kidding…..iam ready to prove myself in any conditions and wherever…This is the state of politics taking place in our country…..I have been approaching many teams in my city but got rejected coz 1.iam not a power house in finance and 2.i have got a huge sling in my action but a genuine one as they need classical actions…………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………….
I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL IF SOMEONE RECOGNISE ME………