CHENNAI: Chemplast Sanmar Limited, flagship company of the Sanmar Group, is all set for golden jubilee celebrations on May 4. The group runs the Jolly Rovers and Alwarpet CC clubs in the TNCA Senior Division League and their home ground is IIT-Chemplast.
On Tuesday, as part of golden jubilee celebrations, the group renamed the IIT-Chemplast Sanmar cricket ground as KS Narayanan Centre for Cricketing Excellence. N Sankar, chairman of Sanmar Group and Bhaskar Ramamurthi, director of IIT-M, unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion. India Test opener Murali Vijay and players who represent the two clubs were present on the occasion.
“KS Narayanan, former chairman of Sanmar Group, was a patron of sports. So it is befitting that the ground is named after him,” said Bharath Reddy, in charge of cricket and president, corporate affairs, at Chemplast Sanmar.
Internationals R Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Jayant Yadav are some of those who play for Jolly Rovers. In last year’s series against England, Vijay, Ashwin and Yadav were part of the XI in the Mumbai Test, which is a unique feat for a club.
The ground too is an important one and has hosted several first-class matches over the years. The Indian team too has trained at this ground, with Sachin Tendulkar being bowled over by the serene atmosphere.
Income Tax win
Anand Subramanian (63) and Maan K Bafna (61) helped Income Tax beat Integral Coach Factory by 90 runs in the Venkateswara Cup, organised by TNCA.
Brief scores: TANGEDCO 113/8 in 20 ovs (R Lakshmi Narayanan 3/24) lost to AG’s Office Recreation Club 115/3 in 16.1 ovs (M Yuvaraj 50); Indian Overseas Bank Staff Club 146/7 in 20 ovs (Andimani Ganga Pradeep 46, Vivek Kumar 4/20) bt Chennai Customs 121/9 in 20 ovs (Garikina Venkata Satya Prasad 4/22); Income Tax 186/7 in 20 ovs (Anand Subramanian 63, Maan K Bafna 61) bt ICF 96/18.4 ovs; Southern Railway Sports Association 198/4 in 20 ovs (Jafar Jamal 68 no) bt Reserve Bank Recreation Club 73/12 ovs (A Veerababu 3/12).