Mysuru Warriors to conduct cricket talent hunt

Selected candidates to represent Mysuru Warriors in KPL 2019 In line with its vision to nurture sporting talent in the hinterlands of Karnataka, agarbathi to aerospace conglomerate, NR Group, the owners of Mysuru Warriors announced their sixth edition of Talent Hunt in Bengaluru on 17th July 2019 at Just Cricket Academy and Mysuru on 20th July 2019 at SDNR Stadium. The talent hunt is specially organized for KSCA registered talents from KSCA registered clubs in entire hinterlands of Karnataka, as a lot of potential lies in the area when it comes to Cricket. The talent hunt aims to foster fresh cricketing talent and subsequently coach and nurture them. This initiative of Mysuru Warriors is an opportunity for players to enter the professional cricketing arena. The selected players will get a chance to represent Mysuru Warriors and play at the upcoming KPL 2019 powered by Cycle Pure Agarbathies. Speaking about the Talent Hunt, Arjun Ranga, Owner, Mysuru Warriors said, “NR Group has always believed in nurturing talent in sports, be it cricket or any other sports. We are proud to host the talent hunt and it is a pleasure to give players a chance to represent Mysuru Warriors. Through this Talent Hunt, we intend to spot good cricketers and provide them a platform to grow and prove themselves.” The Talent Hunt begins at 8.00 am and players from registered club under KSCA will compete in the selection process. The players are advised to carry with them their KSCA statistics of last two years and their kits. The ball will be provided. Players apart from catchment areas of Mysuru (Mandya and Chamarajanagar) i.e. hinterlands of Karnataka can showcase their talent, but their selection is completely subject to their name being added in the auction by KSCA. Mysuru Warriors conducted the cricket talent hunt in Mysuru and Bengaluru last year which received tremendous response. The Mysuru edition of the talent hunt saw 240 budding aspirants prove their capabilities. These included 70 Batsmen, 82 All Rounder, 68 Spinners and 15 Wicket Keepers. Bengaluru’s Just Cricket academy in Yelahanka, witnessed 250 youth cricketers, try out for a spot in the Mysuru Warriors. These were a mixed lot, consisting of 75 medium pace bowlers, 50 spinners, 60 batsmen, 55 all-rounders and 10 wicket keepers. Of these 500 youth players 2 players Kishan Bedare and Gowtham Sagar were selected to represent Mysuru Warriors at the KPL 2018, powered by Cycle Pure Agarbathies. Over the years, NR Group through its flagship brand Cycle Pure Agarbathies has become one of the leading brands to be associated with cricket in India. They have participated in exciting cricket properties like Red Alert, Third Umpire branding, and Milestone branding. Apart from being major sponsors at various cricketing tournaments every year, Cycle Pure Agarbathies had launched the widely popular and successful ‘Pray for India’ campaign covering more than 100 cities during the ICC World Cup in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.