Pitch inauguration in the presence of Legendary Cricketer Mr. Chandu Borde, Mr. Rajeev Katyal-Country Director GIIS India and Mr. Caesar D’Silva-Principal GIIS Ahmedabad.

L-R Mr. Anil Das, Mr. Rajeev Katyal, Mr. Chandu Borde, Mr. Caesar D@aps@silva inaugurating the Chandu Borde Global Cricket Academy

7th November, 2014 Ahmedabad: Global Indian International School (GIIS) celebrated the inauguration of Chandu Borde Global Cricket Academy (CBGCA) at its Ahmedabad campus by organizing a cricket match. The academy is mentored by Mr. Chandu Borde, Vice-President and Co-Founder, Global Schools Foundation.

Mr. Borde is a renowned cricketer. He was the ex-captain of Indian National Cricket team. Mr. Borde has been the Chairman of the Selection Committee of BCCI for two terms. In July 2007, he was appointed as the Manager of the Indian National Team. He has received various awards including Arjuna award, Maharashtra Bhushan, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

To mark the occasion Mr. Rajeev Katyal, Country Director, GIIS India was present along with Mr. Anil Das, Head Marketing Godrej Properties. “At GIIS, we are focused towards creating an appropriate infrastructure to support the sporting needs of our students. Chandu Borde Global Cricket Academy is one such endeavour to introduce the game of cricket in a structured manner to achieve Sports Excellence. Our holistic approach to learning helps GIIS students develop multi-dimensionally.” Said Mr. Katyal.

Mr. Chandu Borde, while addressing the audience said, “GIIS Ahmedabad in its first year of inception has launched the CBGCA and we are happy to announce that training in cricket starts today. The pitch is ready and we have fine coaches in place. We will now go ahead and start intense training and practice. I will be making periodic visits to mentor and guide the team. I look forward to our students becoming some of the leading cricketers in the future.”

Students of GIIS Ahmedabad greeted Mr. Borde by shaking hands, offering him roses and showering petals on him. An enthusiastic bunch of skaters whirled round Mr. Borde setting the tempo of the day. Mr. Caesar D’Silva escorted Mr. Borde to inaugurate the Cricket Pitch. Students performed an interesting hat-and-bat dance followed by aerobics in honour of their ‘Borde Sir’. An interesting cricket match was held between GIIS Team comprising of students and staff and GIIS Parents Team to celebrate the inauguration of the cricket pitch. The GIIS Team won the match and received the Winner’s Trophy from Mr. Borde. Another match was conducted between 2 groups of GIIS parents and the audience enjoyed the game thoroughly. It was the spirit of sportsmanship that came alive on the grounds.

Mr. Caesar D’Silva said, “I am honoured to have a legendary cricketer like Mr. Borde inspire and mentor my students. We will provide the best of facilities to our young students so that CBGCA at GIIS becomes a foundation ground for formative training.”