SBT Travancore Sixes a big hit

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The films stars who have presented several scintillating performances on the screen failed to repeat the same. And the team from media world learnt that it was not a ‘desk’ job out in the middle.As the sun began its laborious journey to the other side of the horizon, it was the CBB Credai (Tycoons) who emerged the winners in the maiden cricketing package ‘SBT Travancore Sixes’ held at Chandrasekharan Nair on Sunday.The matches began at 9 am. The first match was played between Kerala Strikers, led by film star Bala, and Kerala Jumbos, which had lined up veteran players of the state. Film stars, the darling of the masses, had a difficult time dealing with the Jumbos and the young film stars wilted in front of the experienced former players. The film stars’ team had Bala, Vivek Gopan, Manikuttan, Nikhil Menon, Vinu Mohan and Prajoth in their side.Travancore Tigers, the second team from the film world, had a hopeful start as they outdid CBB Credai in their first match. The team, led by actor Biju, displayed some lighter moments and occasional shades of talent, before being defeated by SBT-Golden Oldies, the bank team comprising veteran players.India Vision bureau chief Marshal V Sebastian and his boys from the media world, under the banner ‘Media Masters’, hit the ground hoping to do something big. And they soon realized that facing the cops on the street during reporting was easier than anything else. The stubborn journalists were thrashed twice, first by Kerala Strikers and later by the elder side, Jumbos.After the league matches played in the round robin format, the top two teams, Kerala Jumbos and CBB Credai, entered the finals. Jumbos, who batted, first amassed 86 runs in five overs and sent CBB to chase a mighty target. But aided by some big hits from A Chandrasekharan and Feroz Rasheed, CBB steadily rolled on towards an amazing victory and clinched the title.Feroz Rasheed was judged man of the series and A Chandrasekharan was selected as the man of the match. Former cricketers Gundappa Viswanath, J K Mahindra, Sunil Joshy and Noel David, along with film director Priyadarshan, presented the trophies to the winners.