Airtel Mirchi Premier League , a a first of its kind Gulley Cricket Tournament, conducted by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and Airtel witnessed a grand finale last week at the Kumara Rani Meena Muthiah College Ground.  The tournament had 96 teams participating in the event and comprised of amateurs, professionals, corporates and sometimes even a pot pourri of people adding to the excitement of the tournament.

In a city known for its love of Kollywood, Filter Kaapi and of course cricket, the Airtel Mirchi Premier League drew a phenomenal response with over 400 teams calling for registering in a span of four hours. The game was played with tennis balls and matches were 10 over matches with the finals alone being a 15 over match.   

The teams set to clash in the finals were Tigerguys and Inglobe. In a nail biting finish, Inglobe beat Tigerguys by three wickets. The Finals of the Airtel Mirchi Premier League were presided by Mr. Sreenivasan N, Head – Marketing, TN, Airtel and Radio Mirchi RJ/Actor Shiva (Chennai 600028-the first Tamil film on Gulley cricket).  

The Winning team of the Airtel Mirchi Premier League, Inglobe walked away with Rs 1 Lakh cash prize !

Says Rajiv Rajgopal, CEO, Mobile Services, Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel Limited, “Cricket in any form is not just a game it is an inspiration, a religion. The youth today are very  focused and AMPL is the right platform to provide us with the youth connect.”

Sandeep Sud, VP & Cluster Head - TN, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM was excited.  “The Airtel Mirchi Premier League is one such very powerful property that has for the first time taken Gulley Cricket to the level of such a large tournament. ”.