The IIHM Calcutta Hospitality Cup, organised by the International Institute of Hotel Management, was back in the city with another edition. Held last month at Springfield, The Spring Club, the cricket match took place between the staff of some of the top hotels in the city. The game involved much cheer and enthusiastic participation from all teams and was a great show of sportsmanship and camaraderie. The two-day event had a series of matches culminating in two semifinal games and a final match. Besides fielding 11-member teams, the participating hotels also took part in special matches like the General Managers’ match and the women’s match, a new introduction to the game this year.
“This event is always a great chance for everyone to come together and build on their friendship. The hospitality industry had undoubtedly gone through a lot during the pandemic but everything is getting back to normal and this event, too, is growing with every edition. In the industry, everyone present might be competitors to each other, but here, it is a friendly game that helps everyone get to know one another,” said Suborno Bose, chairman, IIHM. Glimpses:
(L-R) Saharouf, from team JW Marriott Kolkata, won the Best Batsman ofthe Series title, A glimpse of the second semi-final between teams JW Marriott Kolkata and ITC Sonar. Defending champions of the cup, JW Marriott Kolkata, went on to win this match scoring 147 in reply to ITC Sonar’s 89 runs
The general managers of participating hotels who played the GM’s match posed with the placards of 12 sustainable development goals of the United Nations
The runners-up of this edition of the IIHM Hospitality Cup, team JW Marriott Kolkata, posed with Sanjukta Bose, director, IIHM
Abhishek Menon from team ITC Royal Bengal won the Man of the Match award for the final match. “I would like to thank IIHM for their generous hospitality. It was great coming back to play. I am glad I could put forward my best performance and thank my team members for their support,” said Abhishek, who was also the captain of the winning team, ITC Royal Bengal.
The Man of the Series for this edition of the IIHM Calcutta Hospitality Cup went to Soumen from team ITC Royal Bengal, who accepted the grand trophy amidst roaring cheers from his teammates and fellow players.
(L-R) Satrajit Lahiri, former faculty and coach of National Cricket Academy and BCCI; Sanjukta Bose, director, IIHM; Suborno Bose, founder and chairman, IIHM, and Aparup Chakraborty, IIHM sports administrator and former captain for Indian Indoor Cricket World Cup 2009 & 2011.