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Punjab Kings cricketer Jitesh Sharma attends VMSA’s auction for 11th season of its sports extravaganza
Rajkumar Chandak, Vishal Agrawal, Brijratan Chandak, Jitesh Sharma and Dr Romil Rathi during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Premal, Vimika and Mayur Rathi during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Vishal Agrawal and Jitesh Sharma during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Akash Nabira with Sagar and Jayesh Maheshwari during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Vishal Agrawal during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Jitesh Sharma during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Niraj Loya, Vishal Agrawal and Dharmendra Bajaj during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Nitin Rathi, Sandeep Kabra and Yogesh Saboo during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Pankaj Tapadiya, Jatin Rathi, Prateek Tapadiya and Atul Daga during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Poonam Kukreja during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Sanket, Krishna and Sagar Gandhi during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Nilesh Gandhi, Mayur and Kiyansh Rathi with Praveen and Mayank Surjan during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
VMSA team with Jitesh Sharma during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Aditya Pasari, Parikshit Chandak and Nikesh Bang during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Saurabh and Shruti Nathani, Sagar and Krishna Gandhi with Premal and Mayur Rathi during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Akshay Baja, Saurabh Nathani, Kaushal Chandak, & Ankit Mundhada during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Anurag and Prashant Mohota during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Dr Romil Rathi during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Govind Mundhra, Giriraj, Sanat and Keshav Kothari during the 11th grand players' auction held by VMSA
Vidarbha Maheshwari Sports Association (VMSA) recently organised a grand players’ auction in Nagpur for the 11th season of its annual sports extravaganza. Punjab Kings wicket-keeper and Vidarbha cricketer Jitesh Sharma attended the event, which was powered by Goverdhan Energy and Petrochemicals. Other important guests at the auction were Rajkumar Chandak, Brijratan Chandak (Reliable Renewable Energy), Vishal Agrawal (President, VIA, and Director of Plasto Pipes and Tanks) and Dr Romil Rathi.
During the event, 136 players went under the hammer and were bought by 8 teams. These players will now participate in the various sports like football, leather Ball cricket, tennis ball cricket, table tennis, badminton, chess, pool, carrom and volleyball.
The eight teams are: Dynamic Chargers owned by Prashant Mohota, Cage Warriors owned by Sagar Maheshwari, Jayesh Maheshwari and Akash Nabira, Lipi Super Strikers owned by Giriraj Kothari and Govind Mundhra, Knight Rangers owned by Aditya Pasari, Nikesh Bang, Deepak Mandhana and Parikshit Chandak, Sunrisers XI owned by Gaurav Sarda, Atul Daga, Pankaj Tapadiya, Pratik Tapadia, Jatin Rathi and Pavan Bhaiya, Pinamaya Cycles owned by Praveen Surjan, Nilesh Gandhi and Mayur Rathi, Gandhi Builders owned by Sagar Gandhi and Saket Gandhi, and Maheshwari Lions owned by Nitin Rathi, Yogesh Saboo and Sandeep Kabra.
During the auction, each team was given a purse of 40 lakh points in which they had to make a team of 18 players for the year. Yash Loya turned out to be the highest bidded player in auction for 7.2 lakh points followed by Ayush Kabra with 6.7 lakh points. The former went to Pinamaya Cycles while the later was bought by Sunrisers XI. The auction was hosted by Poonam Kukreja and Niraj Loya.
The organising team from VMSA for the auction included: Prashant Mohota, Niraj Loya, Parikshit Chandak, Kaushal Chandak, Saurabh Nathani, Ankit Mundhada, Akshay Bajaj and Anuj Khemani.
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A 49-year-old man in Nagpur died while playing badminton in Pachpaoli area on Monday morning at around 6:45 am. The deceased, identified as Gunnu Dharma Lohara, was a resident of Yadav Nagar who was playing badminton with his friend.
He was rushed to Central Railway Hospital in an unconscious state and was declared dead by the doctors there.
The beautification work of Nagpur ahead of the G20 Summit in the city on March 20 and 21 has been afoot. Take a closer look at the same above…
G20 Summit is the premier forum for international economic cooperation that plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues. India holds the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023.
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Any aerial objects including use of parachutes have also been banned.
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