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Inaugural Edition of Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League gets Underway

Ms. Sharmila Tagore unveils the Silver Trophy

Feb 05, 2018   12:51 IST 
New Delhi, Delhi, India

The inaugural edition of the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League got off to a successful start on February 4, 2018, as veteran Bollywood actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore unveiled the silver trophy at the Siri Fort Cricket Ground, New Delhi, in the presence of legal luminaries. The Cricket League, which is being organised to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., will see 8 teams from 7 leading law firms and the Bar Council of India compete in 15 matches spread over a month. The law firms participating in the championship are Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., AZB & Partners, Dua Associates, J. Sagar Associates, Khaitan & Co, Luthra &  Luthra Law Offices, and Trilegal. The final of the Cricket League is scheduled on 11th March, 2018, followed by a Prize Distribution Ceremony on 20th April, 2018. The League will see prominent celebrities including Mithali Raj, politicians and the business world come together to celebrate the love of the game and the legacy of Suresh and Bharati Shroff.

 

 

Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore unveiled the Championship Trophy of the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League at the Siri Fort Cricket Ground in Delhi. She was joined by Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman, and Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

 

Addressing the gathering at the Opening Ceremony, Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas said, “This day marks a momentous occasion in the 100 year history of our firm. It is really fulfilling that members across the legal fraternity have come together on this platform, to honour the memory of my parents. They founded the Firm with a vision to undertake pioneering legal work and always led by example. It is their values that have been imbibed by our firm and are engrained deep inside us. These values have held us in good stead, guided us in consistently providing outstanding client solutions though innovation, excellence, and have driven us to be a benchmark in the legal industry.

 

 

Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore, Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman and Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; with the Cricket Team of Shardul Amarchand Mnagaldas at the inaugural ceremony of Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League

 

Mr. Shroff announced that in addition to the Winner’s trophy, the Championship winning team will receive a cash prize of INR 1 Lac. The ‘Best Batsman of the Tournament’ and the ‘Best Bowler of the Tournament’ will win a cash prize of INR 50,000 each. Each match will have an award for the ‘Man of the Match’, ‘Best Batsman’, and ‘Best Bowler’.

 

Discussing the thought behind the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League, Ms. Pallavi S Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas said, “In a 100-year eventful journey, we have stayed true to the principles of our founders, which has helped the firm to continue as a leader in the legal industry. It makes me extremely proud to have been a part of this journey, which we are today celebrating with the launch of this annual Cricket League. This tournament gives all of us a chance to break away from our customary routines. Keeping winning and losing aside, the game of cricket will help build a new level of camaraderie among colleague that may have worked many years together without ever having the opportunity to get to know each other.”

 

About Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM & Co.), founded on almost a century of legal achievement, is one of India’s leading full-service law firms. The firm’s mission is to enable business by providing solutions as trusted advisers through excellence, responsiveness, innovation and collaboration. SAM & Co. is known globally for its exceptional practices in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, competition law, insolvency & bankruptcy, dispute resolution, capital markets, banking & finance and projects & infrastructure.

 

We have a pan-India presence and we have been at the helm of major headline transactions and litigations in all sectors, besides advising major multinational corporates on their entry into the Indian market and their business strategy. Currently, the Firm has over 520 lawyers, including 102 Partners, offering legal services through its offices at New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai. 


 
 
Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore unveiled the Championship Trophy of the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League at the Siri Fort Cricket Ground in Delhi. She was joined by Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman, and Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore unveiled the Championship Trophy of the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League at the Siri Fort Cricket Ground in Delhi. She was joined by Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman, and Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore,  Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman and Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; with the Cricket Team of Shardul Amarchand Mnagaldas at the inaugural ceremony of Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League
Actor Ms. Sharmila Tagore, Mr. Shardul S Shroff, Executive Chairman and Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; with the Cricket Team of Shardul Amarchand Mnagaldas at the inaugural ceremony of Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League
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