Kares One Guyana T10: Assuria ensures MVP will ride away in style
From left: Co-Director of Kares One Guyana T10 Blast, Yusuf Ali; Assuria’s Sanjiv Nandlall; Fiona Sooklall; Co-Director of Kares One Guyana T10 Blast, John Ramsingh and Assuria’s Nandanie Persaud
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast competition will ride out in fine style with a motorcycle next Sunday, compliments of Assuria General and Life Insurance Companies (Guyana).
The enticing MVP prize, a Jialing JH 125L motorcycle, was unveiled on Wednesday morning at the company’s Church Street, Georgetown head office. The motorcycle is valued in excess of G$250,000.
“Assuria is proud and glad to be onboard. We’re very excited for this tournament, it brings a lot of much-needed cricket back into Guyana and the T10 format is going to be very exciting. We’re very accustomed to T20, so you can tell that the T10 is going to be even more exciting,” Assuria’s Senior Supervisor for Information and Communications Technology and Marketing, Sanjiv Nandlall shared during a simple ceremony to hand over the prize to the organising committee.
Assuria’s Senior Information and Communications Technology and Marketing Supervisor, Sanjiv Nandlall
Nandlall went on to state, “We’re glad to be contributing to something that places emphasis on One Guyana. It brings players from all across the country, even some of our well-known players here in Guyana and celebrity players that will be in the event as well, and we’re excited to contribute the prize for the player of the tournament.”
The Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast will see 32 teams from all across the country, with the exception of Region Nine, competing this weekend.
The first day of the competition on Saturday, July 29 will see action commencing at five venues: Police Sports Club, Eve Leary; Queen’s College; YMCA; Transport Sports Club and GDF Base Camp Ayanganna.
The grand final is set for Sunday, July 30 at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Carifesta Avenue and will also see a celebrity match preceding the final.
According to organisers, several active and former national players will feature for their teams over the two-day extravaganza, while Ministers of Government, present and past national athletes and other public figures will suit up for the celebrity game.
The first-ever champions will pocket $1 million, while the losing finalist will collect $300,000. The two losing semi-finalists will walk away with $100,000 each.
Additionally, regarding the celebrity match before the championship match, the winning side will be rewarded $200,000, which will be donated to a charity of their choice.
The inaugural Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast is supported by Kares Engineering; GT Beer; Mohamed’s Enterprise; Premier Insurance; Regal Stationery and Computer Centre; Guyana Tourism Authority; Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal; Continental Transport Inc; Assuria; Ansa Motors Guyana; Star Rentals; E-Net; Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport; USA Cricket Zone; First Change Builders; Impressions; Jacob’s Jewellery; Beacon Café; RS53 RestoBar and Lounge; Zeus Enterprise; Hits and Jams Entertainment; Montra Restaurant and Lounge; The New Doctor’s Clinic and Trophy Stall.
