Cricket as a sport captures the nation’s imagination. Cricket and India is a long drawn out love affair. NPL captivates and cultivates this cricketing spirit; it’s a first of its kind sporting extravaganza among the B-Schools. NPL forum has since its inception has been successful in simulating the IPL atmosphere and providing an opportunity to the cricket enthusiasts of NITIE to experience the same by managing their own teams.
NITIE located amidst the lap of nature provides a serene setting for a game of cricket. The lush green ground surrounded by a hill and people rooting for teams named after cities of India is a sight to behold during NPL.
The NPL season is divided into 5 major events – Bawaal - the inter-section Cricket Tournament which provides players an opportunity to showcase their talent and prove their mettle to the prospective team-owners.
Team Auction – You see people shelling out insane amounts of money(virtual) just to ‘buy’ their hometown or the city they love. Last year the 2 hour auction process culminated into 6 teams viz – Bangalore Falcons, Mumbai Mavericks, and Rajasthan Warriors representing Group A and Delhi Dashers, Chennai United, and Lucknow Nawabs forming Group B. Now it was time to apply all the Marketing and Branding skills learnt in the classroom. From amusing taglines like ‘Maarega Nahin To Jeetega Kaise’, to flamboyant jerseys, to intense photo shoots, to female Brand Managers and Brand Ambassadors(who again were auctioned), the teams did not leave a single arrow in their quiver of creativity. I am sure a certain Prof. Kotler would be proud if he knew about this.
Domestic Player Auctions: With Rs.6 lakh at disposal (virtual, of course), the six teams enter the domestic player auction.
Foreign Player Auctions:. Foreign players are students from other B-Schools (Yeah, right for us B- School students, our B-Schools are like our motherland) and since only the best players from these B-Schools like SJMSOM, NMIMS, SPJIMR and many more, are invited to play in the NPL, the foreign players generally go for a higher bid. A purse of Rs.4 (again virtual) was given to each team to purchase 4 foreign players each.
NPL is not merely a cricket tournament restricted to teams competing with each other, rather, it gives an opportunity to the cricket aficionados to put to test their managerial, marketing and leadership skills which come to the forefront during the player auctions and team bidding phase, The euphoria surrounding this event makes it a much awaited and hugely popular annual event.
It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to be a part of this celebration of cricket. Looking forward to a fruitful association and we hope you help us in continuing the legacy of making NPL a resounding success.
Media Relations Cell,
NITIE
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