Tata Steel Non-Works team wins SK Nanavati Cricket Tournament in Jamshedpur

 Tournament is designed for players aged 40 and above to promote sports and a healthy lifestyle

 16 teams from within Tata Steel Group competed in the latest edition

 Tata Steel Non-Works team won the final match against Raw Materials Division 

Jamshedpur, April 3: Tata Steel’s SK Nanavati Cricket Tournament came to a grand conclusion today with the finals played between Raw Materials Division and Non-Works of Tata Steel at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur. The annual cricket tournament that is held between December and March every year is specially designed to promote a culture of sports and healthy lifestyle for employees aged 40 and above within the Tata Steel Group.  The tournament follows a 20-over format, placing emphasis on wellness, camaraderie, and the cultural significance of sports.

The latest edition of SK Nanavati Cricket Tournament held between December 2023 and March 2024 saw 16 team compete and a total of 27 matches played during the season. The concluding event was graced by Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel and D B Sundara Ramam, Vice President, Raw materials, Tata Steel. In the final match, Non-Works defeated Raw Materials Division by 2 wickets.

The prizes were given away by Chanakya Chaudhary and D B Sundara Ramam. Man of the series trophy was awarded to Krishna Kant, Assistant Manager Survey, Jamadoba Colliery, part of the Raw Materials Division. Man of the Match trophy was bagged by Manpreet Singh, Area Manager Data Office, Tata Steel who was part of the Non-Works Team. The best bowler award went to Deepak Naik while the best batsman and the best fielder award went to Lakshman.

 In the latest season of SK Nanavati Cricket Tournament, a total of 27 matches were played and  the highest score of 202 runs was achieved by the combined teams of TSLP & ISWP against the Finance & Accounts team.

Started in the late 1980s, the tournament pays homage to Shri Shavak Nanavati, a trailblazer who left an indelible mark on Tata Steel during his tenure, culminating in his appointment as Tata Steel’s (then TISCO) first Managing Director in April 1970.

Encouragement and support for sports at Tata Steel dates back nearly a century, and is part of its culture. Tata Steel has been one of the foremost corporate promoters of Indian sports – having built academies for football, archery, athletics, hockey and sport climbing. It was a tradition started by the company’s first chairman Sir Dorabji Tata, who financed India’s first Olympic team to Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Tata Steel later established the Jamshedpur Athletic Club in 1927, and started sports competitions for working women and children. The testimony to Tata Steel’s efforts in adding value to the overall sports ecosystem of the country is that Tata Steel has produced one Padma Bhushan, 11 Padma Shri, 1 Khel Ratna, 5 Dronacharya and 41 Arjuna Awardees in the field of sports.