Telugu Sports Association Qatar sets record by hosting women’s cricket tournament in Doha

 

Telugu Sports Association Qatar sets record by hosting women’s cricket tournament in Doha

 

Doha, Qatar: The Telugu Sports Association Qatar (TSA) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Women's Cricket Tournament. The tournament took place on May 5th, 2023 at the Cric Qatar grounds in Doha with 6 teams participating in it.

The TSA Women's Cricket Tournament was the first of its kind in the region, and it aimed to provide a platform for women cricketers to showcase their skills and talent. The tournament featured six cricket teams from across the region, who competed in a knock out format. The matches were played with soft tennis ball and hundreds of people gathered to witness the matches.

After intense matches, the team from Al Khor emerged as the champions of the tournament. The runners-up were Doha Dare Devils team from Doha, who put up an excellent fight in the final. The TSA commends all the teams for their hard work and dedication, and for making the tournament a resounding success.

The TSA Women's Cricket Tournament was organized with flexible rules considering that most of the women were playing for the first time, ensuring the safety and well-being of all participants. The tournament received an overwhelming response from cricket enthusiasts across the region, who came out in large numbers to support the teams and enjoy the matches.

Mr. Sridhar Abbagoni, President of the Telugu Sports Association, expressed his delight at the success of the tournament, saying, "We are extremely proud to have hosted this tournament, which provided a platform for female cricketers to showcase their skills and passion for the sport. We hope that this tournament will inspire more girls to take up cricket and pursue their dreams."

Speaking on the occasion Syed Rafi the vice president of TSA said, Women's Cricket Tournament is a testament to the commitment of the Telugu Sports Association to promote sports and encourage participation in sports among all sections of society. The TSA plans to organize more such tournaments in the future, and looks forward to continuing its efforts to promote sports and healthy living.

Mr. Adbul Rahman EP the president of Indian Sports Centre was the chief guest and he said that Cricket is a team sport that requires coordination and cooperation among players. Playing cricket can help women to develop essential teamwork and leadership skills such as communication, decision-making, and problem-solving. He gave away the trophies to the winner and runner ups along with medals to the captains of the participating teams. He also said by looking at the great response towards women’s cricket, soon ISC will work out on providing free cricket coaching for women.  For her excellent performance Ms. Gowri the captain of Al Khor team was adjust woman of the tournament and was presented with a Gold Medal.

Addressing the gathering K S Prasad an eminent telugu personality from Qatar said, that Cricket can be a challenging sport, requiring players to push themselves beyond their limits and learn from their mistakes. By participating in cricket, women can develop their resilience, self-discipline, and confidence, which can help them to achieve success in other areas of their lives and he expressed happiness in seeing so many women turnout for the match.

For conducting any tournament successfully you need to have a good team and in this regard Telugu Sports Association Qatar is blessed to have passionate people who made this tournament a grand success, the members behind the success of the tournament apart from the President and Vice President are Mrs. Rajani, Mrs. Swapna, Mrs. Mallika, Sharath Babu, Soma Raju, Santosh Kumar and Yellaiah, said Mr. K S Prasad. The breakfast for the event was provided by Konaseema restaurant and Syed Rafi thanked Mudassir for their usual support and the water bottles for the matches were provided by Joy Alukas.

Satyanarayana Malireddy from ICC managing committee said that conducting such kind of tournament is not an easy task and he appreciated the efforts put in by TSA members towards organising it successfully.

The other dignitaries who were present during the matches from ISC were Nihaad Mohamed Ali General Secretary, Deepak Chukkala – Head of Cricket, Trupti Kale, Purushottam and Shankar Goud from ICBF.