Warid Telecom kept the rich tradition of organizing sports festivals in Ramadan alive by hosting a tape ball cricket tournament which proved to a healthy activity as 104 competitive teams from eight cities of the country showed their skills in batting, bowling and fielding.
After a tough competition, eight best teams emerged as Champions; ‘Shair-e- Punjab’ from Faisalabad , ‘Shakeel Eleven’ from Lahore, ‘Boloch Eleven’ from Multan, ‘Tiger Eleven’ from Gujranwala, ‘Friends Eleven’ from Sukkur, ‘Allah Ho Eleven’ from Rawalpindi, ‘Faiz Sports’ from Hyderabad and ‘Dora Road Eleven’ from Peshawar Certificates of participation were awarded to all players The eight winning teams bagged cash prizes of Rs. 35,000 while runner-ups received Rs. 15,000
A overwhelming response was shown by the general public. Approximately 30,000 watched enjoyed the matches live and prizes were distributed amongst the audience through a lucky draw.
Such activities hosted by Warid not only keep the sports tradition alive in Ramadan but also offers an opportunity to the street players to come forward, perform and showcase their talents.
