ASK Circle Association organisesan exciting, inter-AMC Cricket tournament in Kolkata.
AMCs in Kolkata gathered to play their favourite sport – cricket – in an indoor setup last Saturday. The tournament was organised by ASK Circle Association, the Kolkata based IFA association. Along with cricket, there were many fun activities to keep everyone entertained.
An otherwise lazy weekend morning, this Saturday saw AMC officials all charged up for the event. “Usually Saturday is a holiday for us, but today none of us are in a mood to rest. We are all set to battle for the trophy,” says Vikas Rathie, Zonal Business Head-East, Reliance Mutual Fund.
Every year, ASK organises an energetic and lively event to get the mutual fund industry together. “This event brings together executives and officials from various AMCs. It serves as an active platform for networking and information sharing. Over 14 AMCs are participating this year,” says Kanak Jain, President, ASK Circle Association.
The event kicked off with a speech by VirendraJi Beniwal, Rajasthan Home Minister, who was present cheering the teams.
Among the AMCs which participated were IDFC, ICICI Prudential, HDFC, L&T, Kotak, Birla, Pramerica, SBI, Religare, IndiaBulls, Daiwa, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.
‘Reliance’ and ‘ASK Circle Team 2’ were the first to play at 11 with Reliance winning by 55 runs. As the victors rejoiced, cheerleaders with their pom-poms, dressed in red and black, were on the floor to spice up the celebration.
“We are all enjoying the event. Most of us are accompanied by our family members who are busy cheering the players. The matches are still on and excitement is building up,” says Aniruddha Chaudhuri, Regional Head, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.
Most officials were accompanied by their families and kids. The event featured a variety of games for kids to keep them engaged. At the end of the first half at 1:30, the players moved to the dining hall after an exhilarating performance. A light, Indian lunch of puri and aloo bhaji was served.
The final battle was between ICICI Prudential and Birla, with the latter taking home the trophy with 24 runs. Anuj Khater won the best batsman award, Barun Sarkar the man of the series and Arun Kumar Singh was declared as the best bowler: all of them belonged from Birla Mutual Fund. Ravindra Singh from ICICI Prudential won the best fielder award.
