The Telugu Association of London (TAL) has organised its flagship sporting event - the “TAL
Premier League (TPL)” Cricket Tournament this year. The final matches were played on 19th August at Imperial College London, Heston Sports Ground, Crane Lodge Road, Cranford,
Middlesex, TW5 9PQ. The final match was played between “Cool Cruisers” vs “Telugu Dare Devils.” Third place match was played between “Blue Caps” vs “Golden Boys” teams.
Championship Winners:: TPL 2017 Champions: Cool Cruisers; Runners Up: Telugu Dare Devils; 3rd Place: Blue Caps. Man of the series: Ravi Kishore Booka; Best Bowler: Nathan Bandari; Best Batsman: Ravi Kishore Booka
Over 200 people, including women, children and elderly attended the entertainment programme arranged at the event. The event was started with National Anthems of both India and Britain. The theme of the day was “the UK-India Year of Culture – Celebrating the deep cultural ties between the UK and India”. TAL Chairman Satyendra Pagadala said that TAL cricket started in 2008 with four teams and has grown over the years. TAL Premier League was started in 2012. Satyendra said that TAL Premier League is the biggest T20 Cricket League that is being organised globally by any community organisation. This year 12 teams played over 14 weeks of league matches and 240 players took part in the games. Satyendra appreciated and thanked Sports Trustee and his team, TPL Coordinators: Vamshi Ponnam, Shyam Bheem Reddy, Rakesh Patel, Vamsee Recknor and Murali Thadiparthi, TPL Advisors Ravi Sabba and Sanjay Bhiraju, BOT in-charge Sridhar Somisetty and all the volunteers for their dedicated service.
TAL Treasurer Sridhar Somisetty praised and thanked all TPL sponsors for their generosity and support. TAL advisor Dr. Ramulu Dasoju reminded that TAL was formed in 2005 with a motto “Unite, cherish and share” to serve Telugu community in Britain. Ramulu congratulated all winners and thanked all the TAL family members and Telugu community supporting every TAL organised event, including other sporting events such as Badminton, Volleyball and Football tournaments.
