Asif Kalsekar, Hitesh Gujar and Shekhar Pawar winners of Automotive Professional Cricket Cap Leaders for the month of January’20

The Automotive Cricket Cap Leaders Campaign which is much like IPL Style Caps has been kicked up a storm, receiving great response from the cricketing community across various corporate tournaments in Mumbai.

Cricketgraph team tracks individual performances of cricketers playing in various professional tournaments on a monthly basis and awards Orange Cap for maximum runs, Purple Cap for maximum wicket taker and Yellow Cap for the most popular cricketer based on facebook likes.

There were numerous entries across each categories and the competition was surely intense out of which 3 emerged out to be the winners in each category. Here are the winners…

Hitesh Gujar-Automotive Orange Cap Winner for the month of January’20

Winning Orange Caps is now not a new thing for this rising champ of professional Cricket. Hitesh Gujar who has won Orange Cap earlier too continues to rule the run charts and his blazing knock of 68 ball 132* brought him right into the top contenders for the month of January too. Known for his aggressive batting, Hitesh is one of the most destructive batsmen in the AT20 League playing for DSP. In his knock of 132*, he smashed 13 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 194.12 as he right won the Automotive Orange Cap for the month of January’20.

Shekhar Pawar-Automotive Purple Cap Winner for the month of January’20

Shekhar Pawar for his consistent bowling spells in the month of January rightly won the Automotive Purple Cap for the month of January’20 in professional cricket. Shekhar Pawar who represents Panvel Yuva CC in the MCA Thane Tournament had come up with back to back 4 wkt hauls in a T20 match which is quite a commendable feat. Shekhar took 4/14 vs Goregaon Medical Association followed by a brilliant 4/11 in 4 overs vs the MDF team in the same tournament.

Asif Kalsekar-Automotive Yellow Cap Winner for the month of January’20

Winning by a big margin of 106 votes, Asif Kalsekar certainly enjoys a good popularity in professional cricket circles of Mumbai. With a total of 415 votes to his name, he won the Automotive Yellow Cap for the month of January’20. Asif plays for Govandi team and in the recently concluded Shri Barku G Patil T20 Tourament, he grabbed a 5 wkt haul vs Mulund Team which helped his team win the game. His bowling figures of 5/23 in 4 overs were not only envious but he became one of the very few bowlers to achieve the feat of taking 5 wkt haul in the history of Barku G Patil Tournament.

Automotive which is known for its various activities to develop grassroot cricket in Mumbai has tied up with Cricketgraph to felicitate cricketers and give them a platform of appreciation for their performances at the Corporate and Professional level.  The winners will receive Automotive Vouchers worth Rs 2500/-, IPL Style Cap and Certificates for their performances. The top 10 winners in each category too will be awarded with Automotive e-vouchers worth Rs 1000/- .

AMPL-Automotive Manufactures Private Limited is a reputed business house which has made a name for itself in the Automobile Industry. For the uninitiated, AMPL is the authorized dealership for major automobile brands Maruti Suzuki. Automotive has been taking up various initiatives since many years in supporting & encouraging the cricket community.  With Season II of Automotive Monthly Cap Leaders to begin soon, Cricketgraph will once again work hand in hand with them to bring a change at the local level in Mumbai Cricket.