Experience is about learning, not just playing’ this very quote is so pertinent for the three students of GIIS Noida, who were part of the GIIS India Cricket Team and took part in the cricket tournament in Singapore. The Team was scheduled to leave for Singapore on 26th of January 2016. It was all started when GIIS Noida cricket team went to Surat to participate in the ‘Inter-GIIS Cricket Tournament’. After playing a stupendous match, 3 players from GIIS Noida represented Team GIIS India was to play matches against six different teams in Singapore.
The three budding cricketers were Shivam Nagar, Karan Arora and Aryan Madan. The training of Team GIIS India started right after the selection in their respective campuses. The coach Mr. Gulshinder Singh, an experienced veteran of several tests and Mr. Ajeet Singh were keeping a sharp eye on the players. After the meticulous training, these three players were all set to go to Singapore to demonstrate their sports talent. Finally the day arrived and they along with their teacher, Mr. Ajeet Singh, boarded the flight to Singapore GIIS Team India played their first match against East Coast Campus Singapore. Shivam Nagar played well and hit two 4’s and one single.
As Mr. Chandu Borde says that ‘In cricket, you always get a second chance’, Team India grabbed the second chance and won the match against GIIS Malaysia by 7 wickets. Team Malaysia scored 142 runs in 20 over. Team India chased the score and won the match in only 18.1 overs. Aryan Madan took 2 wickets in 3 overs and gave 21 runs. Karan Arora, opened the inning and scored 17 runs individually.
Team GIIS India played its third match against Queens town Singapore but lost the match. They gave a tough fight to their opponents. Karan Arora scored 21 runs while Shivam Nagar and Aryan Madan scored 5 runs each. They lost the match by 2 wickets. Though GIIS India did not win the match but they gained a lot of experience.
The experience of the players in their own worlds: ‘It was my first visit to Singapore and I had a great time. I played well and got all the required support from my teachers and coach. It was a great learning experience for us’. - Aryan Madan
‘I was so thrilled when I got to know that Chandu Borde sir selected me for Team GIIS India to play against six teams at East coast Singapore. We lost the first match against East Coast but gained a lot of experience which helped us win the second match against GIIS Malaysia. We secured the forth place in the tournament after giving a tough fight to our opponents. I am very thankful to my school for giving me the opportunity of life time’. - Shivam Nagar
‘I had a fantastic experience in Singapore. We really enjoyed all the matches and gained the skill of the game. Our opponents were very tough but we fought bravely. It was a new experience because we played with different teams. We were encouraged to play with the spirit of sportsmanshp. It was all possible because of the support from our school GIIS Noida.@aps@ - Karan Arora
Parents were elated to know that their wards are being selected to play in Singapore and gave full support to their wards.
‘It was a great opportunity for my son. He had an excellent exposure of visiting a new place at a very young age. It was also a good experience interacting with new people and playing a tournament for the first time on an unknown ground with new team members. It will surely develop a confidence in him and also encourage him to practice regularly to pursue his dreams and interest in the game.@aps@ - Poonam Madan (mother of Aryan Madan)
@aps@I am extremely proud of our GIIS students from India campuses who not only played with confidence and finesse but also showed excellent team spirit. The fact that the team members had met only two days prior to the match and not had enough team practice, it did not effect the quality of match played by the unified team as they beat their opponents and won team matches.@aps@ - Vaishali Borde, National Academic Head - Co-scholastics and Early Years
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