Cricket is a sport rich in tradition and in countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and India one of the most popular sports ever. Cricket is still not well known in Germany, but the team of Chemnitz Cricketing Warriors tries to change this. The team consists of nine Indian students of TU Chemnitz studying their master degree who regularly and very successfully participate in tournaments. The 2010 founded team specialized 2010 in indoor cricket and participated on 22 and 23 February, 2014 for the second time in the International Rugby Cricket Tournament in Dresden. “We have very committed and motivated players in our team. We are pleased to take part again and hopefully can still participate in many tournaments in the future,” said Ashutosh-Laxminiwas Loyalka, captain of the Cricketing Warriors. The tournament is with a total of 14 national and international participating teams from various universities the largest indoor cricket tournament in eastern Germany.
(Author: Damaris Diener, Translation: Jakob Landwehr)
Katharina Thehos
06.03.2014
TU Pressestelle
Billie Jean King once said “Sports are a microcosm of society”. This phrase aptly characterizes the essence of sports in describing the societal coexistence and their symbiotic effect on societies. Different cultures get interlinked through sports in an adventurous and admiring way. While keeping this idea in mind, a group of students and various scientific researchers have come together to form a club under Universitätssportgemeinschaft Chemnitz e. V. (USG Chemnitz e.V.) for the famous English game “Cricket”. Chemnitz Cricket Club (CCC) has been born out with a main aim to promote the game among the local people as well as many international students, who may or may not be aware of the game.
The club has successfully marked its humble beginning by organizing an inaugural game on 23-24 August 2014 at Markersdorfer Straße 141, where the training ground of CCC is locat-ed. The event attracted participation of six teams from within and outside TU Chemnitz. Teams comprised students mainly from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The cricket ground was filled with a feeling of cordialness and competitiveness among the participating teams. The aim of bringing different people together to enjoy and get to know the game was a great success. Students from different countries had the chance to play cricket and become acquainted with other team members.
Earlier this month, the team of the Chemnitz Cricket Club has participated in the Saxony League and played against the Dresden Cricket Club in Dresden. Later, CCC will also participate in a tournament against a team from Berlin in Dresden.
Prof. Dr. Stephan Odenwald and Dr. Gert Schlegel from the Professorship of Sports Equip-ment & Technology and Prof. Dr. Arved Hübler from the Professorship for Print and Media Technology have constantly provided their motivational support to CCC.
(Author: Sanjeev Chauhan)
Katharina Thehos
28.08.2014
TU Pressestelle
There is a great passion and a talent pool for cricket among the Asian student population in Technische Universität Chemnitz. They have proved themselves time to time by participating in different cricket matches and winning trophies for Chemnitz. In the last two months the Chemnitz Cricketing Warriors (CCW) team has been participating in the “Outdoor Corporate Tournament” in Dresden, organized by the Dresden Cricket Club in association with the Rugby Cricket Dresden. A total of ten teams have been involved in this tournament with TU Chemnitz being the one winner.
The captain of the team, Karthikeyan Rajan, took honor of accepting the winner´s trophy presented by Prof. Francis Stewart, the Head of the Dresden Cricket Club. He has also acknowledged the sporting spirit of the teams and a true cricketing spirit all along.
Last weekend, the TU Chemnitz team went to play three match series with TU Ilmenau. The 13th of June 2014 was a day of cricketing splendor and friendship of both, Chemnitz and Ilmenau team. In the three match series, the CCW team started with a loss in the opening game. Despite the slow start, team kept their spirits high and won the title against the team of Ilmenau this year as well as last year too for the second time in a row.
“Special thanks to the Head of the Institute for Sports Equipment Technology Prof. Stephan Odenwald, Dr. Gert Schlegel and Prof. Arved Hübler, the Head of the Institute for Print and Media Technology for their continuous motivational support of our team,” said Deep Prakash.
(Author: Deep Prakash)
Mario Steinebach
19.06.2014
TU Pressestelle
Three teams took part in the Indo-German Cricket Tournament – The final was played between Chemnitz and Halle
The Indo-German Cricket Tournament was held on 7th and 8th July 2012 on the Sports ground of TU Chemnitz. Three teams took part in the tournament – Chemnitz University of Technology, University of Jena and University of Halle-Wittenberg. The tournament was supported by the Institute for Print and Media Technology (pmTUC) and the Professorship of Sports Equipments and Technology (SGT). The Chemnitz Cricketing Warriors have been the titleholders for the last two years.
The Chemnitz Cricketing Warriors won the match on the Sports ground of TU Chemnitz. Photo: pmTUCThe Indo-German Fusion Night on Saturday at the Club of Cultures was attended by many students from the university and the guest teams. The music played by DJ Dominik Max and DJ Nagraj was well appreciated by the visitors.
The final was played on Sunday, 8th July between Chemnitz and Halle. After scoring very high in the batting innings, Chemnitz easily won the match which went up to the last over. All in all, both teams played good competitive cricket.
In the presentation ceremony, held by Deep Prakash, the awards were announced. Prof. Dr. Arved Hübler (pmTUC) and Prof. Dr. Stephan Odenwald (SGT) were present to hand over the awards to the winning team and to announce the best player performances. Ashutosh Loyalka from the Chemnitz team received the “Man of the match” award for the first match. Deepak Guduru from Halle and Vinay Achar from Chemnitz received the “Man of the match” award for the second and third match played between Halle-Jena and Halle-Chemnitz. Deep Shah received the “Man of the match” award for the final match while Deepak Panchal, the captain of the Chemnitz team, received the trophy for the best player of the tournament.
The final match between Halle and Chemnitz was well attended by many fans cheering up for the Chemnitz team. The series was a good start to the Indo-German cricket tournament. Chemnitz also received an invitation to join and register the team at the Deutsche Cricket Bund.
We thank the teams from Jena, Halle and all players from Chemnitz and our Chief Motivation Officer & Co-Organizer Dr. Gert Schlegel for their contribution to the tournament. We would also like to thank the university, especially both professors – Prof. Arved Hübler and Prof. Stephan Odenwald – for their motivation and financial support for the tournament.
(Author: Paritosh Prayagi)
Katharina Thehos
17.07.2012
TU Pressestelle
Am Wochenende vom 7.-8. Juli 2012 organisierten Deep Prakash und Dr. Gert Schlegel das erste deutsch-indische Cricket-Turnier in Chemnitz, welches durch die Professuren Sportgerätetechnik und Printmedientechnik unterstützt wurde. Um die Anfänger richtig auf den Wettkampf vorzubereiten, fanden im Vorfeld Seminare und Workshops für die Neulinge statt. Im Wettkampf standen sich dann Studenten aus Halle, Jena und Chemnitz gegenüber. Bei einem Mix aus Sonne und Regen bezwangen die Chemnitz Cricketing Warriors ihre Herausforderer. Die Gewinner durften eine Trophäe mit nach Hause nehmen. Aber auch der „Man of the Match“ und der „Man of the Series“ erhielten eine Auszeichnung für ihre Leistung im Spiel. Die Professoren beider Institute, Dr. Stephan Odenwald und Dr. Arved Hübler, und die vornehmlich weiblichen Zuschauer zeigten sich von dem in Deutschland weniger verbreiteten Cricket, begeistert und hoffen auf eine Wiederholung im nächsten Jahr.
7.07.2012
pmTUC