We at Gennext have always believed that Cricket is a very competitive game and to represent the game at the highest levels one must have the talent. We feel that to conduct any tournament, it must serve a certain purpose. For Example the ongoing Champions Trophy does serve a valid purpose. There are these top eight ranked countries in the world who compete against each other in a 50 over format to see who emerges as a Champion team amongst them. For us at Gen-next to conduct the Manna Royal Rumble in Chennai city we had set our aims high from day one.
Reason One: It is summer time and most of the children would be at home so we wanted the kids to be involved in some sort of a physical activity away from the comforts of their home and all the smart devices around them.
Reason Two: There are very few Under 14 Tournaments that are conducted in a prescribed 25 over format in the city of Chennai. We wanted to conduct this tournament at the various coaching institutes level. We found out to our own surprise that there is a lot of promising young talent in the City of Chennai who if exposed to the right kind of training have all the potential to break into the next level of competitive cricket.
Reason 3: At Gen-next we have always believed in the concept of "Joy Of Cricket" which really means that it really does not matter whether you win or you lose, the spirit of participation is most important. It is really not important whether you took five wickets as a bowler or scored a hundred as a batsman, it is most important to get happiness out of hitting the ground on a daily basis at six in the morning. This tournament was all about the "Joy of Cricket"
Our partners in this tournament Manna have truly endorsed our thoughts by way of being the title sponsors and have been very kind in giving away Manna Goodies at the end of each match to the Man of the Match. Children were given Health Drinks like Manna Badam Milk at each and every drinks interval, thus bringing the concept of good health into the tournament. We being the organisers of the tournament went on to ensure that no stone was left unturned to ensure the smooth conduct of the tournament.
Our aim as always has been to give happiness to the children in very unique and small ways. Thus the prize distribution of the Manna Royal Rumble was not at the RKM grounds where the tournament was conducted but by way of a glittering ceremony at one of the Star Hotels in the city of Chennai. We invited Indian Team International Player Lakshmipathy Balaji to distribute the prizes to the winners and the runners up. Our Founder Ravichandran Sir graced the occasion along with Mr V. Balaji. Deservedly FSCA were crowned the champions of the tournament while AVM were the runners up. They walked away with a few glittering trophies and medals under their belt.
The success of a tournament of this scale can never be complete without teamwork and we wish to thank all our colleagues who have made this tournament a grand success, including the efforts of the umpires who stood in all the matches without complaining a bit about the relentless heat and unforgiving hot weather conditions. Thanks due to our groundsmen who went about their task of keeping the pitches in match preparedness condition at all times. During the break after the prize distribution ceremony, someone walked to Ravichandran sir and thanked him for conducting this tournament. Sir said "Do not Thank me, Thank Sudarshan, Balaji and Shekar who have ensured that this tournament was conducted smoothly and with such perfection.
That about sums up the Manna Royal Rumble1.0. We are eagerly looking forward to Manna Royal Rumble 2.0 in 2018. If you would like to meet the Gennext team you are most welcome to visit the RKM grounds and it shall be our responsibility to hear you out.
