IT corporate bigwigs don cricket gear in unique tourney

Making a detour from the board room and conference venue hotel lounges, 13 leading corporate honchos took to the cricket field donning gloves and batting pads.
"It is a serious game. Feel reliving my college tournament days," a senior Cognizant executive said during tea break of the '365oranges Cup 2015'.
Ex-Ranji players Indrabhushan Roy and Avik Chowdhury, having joined the corporate-cricketers said some of them show great skill and appear to be fit as fiddle.
"For others it may need some brush up. But their knowledge of the game and finer nuances can be matched with regular players," the two seasoned cricketers said.

"Thirteen corporate bigwigs like IBM, Cognizant, PwC, Tata Consultancy Services and Idea among others are taking part the tournament, the most happening and innovative corporate cricket in the region," the organisers e-commerce site 365oranges.Com said.
Each match in the league stage was of 6 overs per innings and all knockout matches from quarter final onwards is of 8 overs and officiated by first class umpires.
The panel being headed is an ex-ICC umpire.
This year saw the introduction of 'Power Fielder', aimed at honing up fielding skills and physical fitness.