Doha: Hanan XI bags prestigious ICBF Cricket trophy

Doha: Hanan XI bags prestigious ICBF Cricket trophy

Mangalore Today News Network

Doha January 6, 2011: Hanan XI, players hailing from Karnataka, has succeeded to lift the prestigious ICBF (Indian Community Benevolent Forum) - Cricket Festival Trophy 2010 in the Voltas Cricket Festival held at Indian School ground, Doha.

 

 

 

The cricket festival was organised by the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), a charitable organization from Doha. The tournament was held to collect the money for the needy and distressed Indians in Qatar. Indian Community Benevolent Forum has provided such noble services and various types of financial assistances to more than 30,000 needy Indians at Qatar during the last 26 years. The Cricket Festival was started since 2004.

Eight  teams including Doha Bank, Gulf Incon ( Metabo), Mannai  Air Travels, Commercial Bank of Qatar , Voltas , M Pallonji - Qatar ,Al Muftah Contracting  and Hanan XI  participated in this 15 over tournament on knock-out basis.

Mr. Sanjiv Kohli , Minister - Embassy of India gave away the Winner trophy to Hanan XI and Runners Up trophy to M. Pallonji - Qatar during the closing ceremony of the festival. Other prizes were given by Mr. M. R. Qureshi , Second Secretary , Anil Nautiyal , Second Secretary , Embassy of India , Mr. K. M. Varghese , President  ICC and Mr. Ian West , Project Director Voltas Ltd. Mr. Nilangshu Dey , President ICBF , Mr. Habibun Nabi , Vice President ICBF and  Mr. Divakar Poojary , General Secretary ICBF. Mr. Anil Nautiyal , CCO - ICBF presented a memento to Mr. Ian West of Voltas for Sponsoring the cricket festival .