Jotun launches Big Bang Corporate League

JEDDAH - Jotun Paints launched a softball cricket tournament for the corporate staff here recently. The inaugural Jotun Cup Big Bang Corporate League (BBCL) day/night tournament, supported by Saudi Cricket Center (SCC), was introduced to the public at a ceremony organized in a local hotel here. The tournament is sponsored by Jotun Paints and powered by Indomie, Ethopian Airlines and Pepsi. The tournament will be played on Fridays and Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. till midnight at BMT floodlit ground in Bani Malik. The league stage will be followed by the playoffs and the grand finale. The tournament will last four weeks and the final is scheduled for Jan 21, 2017. The scoring of the BBCL softball tournament will be available live online. Officials from the BBCL organizing committee, TCF, JPL, JCT and JDT, the sponsors and media, along with captains and managers of the 10 participating corporate teams attended the function. Muzammil Riyaz welcomed representatives of sponsors and co-sponsors including Faisal Kareem (Jotun Paints), Renalda Siswadi (Akbar Abdul Hadi - Indomie) and Bahrom (Ethiopian Airlines). Among other prominent guests were Mohammad Omar Ba’Jamaal (Arcoma) and Naeem Khan (ALJ Toshiba). The ceremony started with recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’an. Ayazuddin Irfan presented a brief history of BBCL. The BBCL Coordination Committee comprises Jaweed Ahmed, Sami Khan, Ahmad Abdul Rahman, Muzammil Riyaz, Syed Afzal, Rafiullah, Anwar Khan, Ayazuddin Irfan, Wasi Rabbani, Mujtaba Quraishi, Samar and Irfan Dayyani. The BBCL committee urged the teams to abide by the rules and regulations of the tournament. Faisal Kareem appreciated the efforts of BBCL and its committee members and extended full support in the upcoming events. The BBCL committee is providing colored T-shirts, trousers and caps to all the 10 teams, umpires, scorers and volunteers. The distinguished guests unveiled the trophies and wished luck to all the teams. — SG