Sports & Games

Corporate Sport Events are those events that are organized by the organization especially for their employees, who actively take part in the events.

These sports events can be indoor or outdoor depending on the type of event. The employees compete with one another or in a group based on departmental status. These events help the employees in being motivated, have a healthy relationship with colleagues and enjoy the work and the workplace they are involved to.

Corporate sport events usually take place during the winter season. The idea time to launch these sports events is between December and January.

Most of the organizations term these events as “ANNUAL SPORTS MEET” or “ANNUAL SPORTS DAY”.

Corporate sports day focuses on 3 to 4 different types of well organized sporting event, and is the most effective outdoor team building activities. Team building in a sports environment encourages fun, interaction and bonding, and allows for maximum participation by all involved.

These sports event can be made more interesting by creating different sports houses among an organization. Each of these houses or groups will consist of members from different departments. This will only help in making the employees become familiar with employees from departments other than his/her.

This introduction of houses will also help in introducing an interhouse challenge or competition. The trophy will be provided to the winning house by the organization and for one year that house will remain the champions unless the next meet.

Believe me, this is enormous fun, just like the school days!

Now sports like Cricket, Football, and Basketball are common games but due to their popularity are always acceptable. These games are all long duration games and require a minimum of 5 players to play. But some games like The Tug of War, Penalty Shootout, and Sack Race are very interesting and take less time to finish. Other than this, Breaking the Clay Pot, Hit the Bull’s Eye, etc are some interesting and popular corporate sports games that can be played by a single player.

An Interhouse Quiz Competition can also be organized. One facility of this event is that, all the created house can participate in the event at a common time and competition will be among all the houses. A great competitive challenge!

These events may run for a maximum of two days other wise it gets boring and tiresome.

Another important thing that should be kept in mind is the arrangement for refreshments. There have to be a proper arrangement for Lunch Packets as well as some snacks and soft drinks. Also, it is advised to have a memento awarded to all those who take part in the events. This not only will please the employees, but also will encourage others to come forward and be a part of this sport event from the year ahead, thus making it a Mega Hit!

India tour of Australia 2011 will begin on Monday, December 26, 2011 in Australia as per cricket schedule announced. India vs Australia 2012 is an international bilateral series to be organized by Australia. India tour of Australia 2011 will consist of 4 Test and 2 Twenty20 matches to be hosted by Australia in Dec 2011-Feb 2012.

Date and Time Match Details and Series
Mon Dec 26 – Fri Dec 30
10:30 local | 23:30 GMT 1st Test – Australia vs India
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Tue Jan 3 – Sat Jan 7
10:30 local | 23:30 GMT 2nd Test – Australia vs India
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Fri Jan 13 – Tue Jan 17
10:30 local | 02:30 GMT 3rd Test – Australia vs India
W.A.C.A., Perth

Tue Jan 24 – Sat Jan 28
10:30 local | 00:00 GMT 4th Test – Australia vs India
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Wed Feb 1

19:35 local | 08:35 GMT 1st T20 – Australia vs India
ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Fri Feb 3

19:35 local | 08:35 GMT 2nd T20 – Australia vs India
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

After the difficult tour to England, it will be time for the Men in Blue to visit Australia. India vs Australia 2011 will begin from December 26, 2011. This bilateral contest will be hosted by Australia, as per the cricket fixture prepared by the International Cricket Council (ICC). India will be battling the Aussies on their home ground after a gap of almost 2 years, and it will not be an easy task. India is the current world number 1 team in the Test format. It will be interesting to see how they fare in one of the most hostile cricketing conditions in the world.

India tour of Australia 2011 will feature a Test series, followed by a couple of T20 encounters during the period of December 2011 to February 2012. The 1st Test, or as it is colloquially called the Boxing Day Test Match, will be played at the legendary Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on the December 26, 2011. This marks the initiation of the Australia vs India 2011 Test Series. The second Test match will be played at Sydney’s SCG, from January 3, 2012, while the 3rd Test will be hosted at Perth, which is one of the fastest grounds in the world from January 13, 2012. The last Test match will be played at Adelaide, on January 24.

The 4 Match Test Series is expected to be high on drama and cricketing action. After the completion of the Test Series, both teams will face off in the shortest format of the game – Twenty20. There will be two T20 International matches. The first one will be played at Sydney on February 1, 2012, while the second match will take place in Melbourne, on February 3.

India vs West Indies 2011 will begin on Sunday, November 6, 2011 in India as per cricket schedule announced. West Indies tour of India 2011 is an international bilateral series to be organized by India. India vs West Indies 2011 will consist of 3 Test and 5 ODI matches to be hosted by India in Nov-Dec 2011.

Date and Time Match Details and Series
Sun Nov 6 – Thu Nov 10
09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 1st Test – India vs West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mon Nov 14 – Fri Nov 18
09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 2nd Test – India vs West Indies
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Tue Nov 22 – Sat Nov 26
09:30 local | 04:00 GMT 3rd Test – India vs West Indies
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Tue Nov 29

14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 1st ODI – India vs West Indies
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Fri Dec 2

14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 2nd ODI – India vs West Indies
Andhra Cricket Association, Visakhapatnam

Mon Dec 5

14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 3rd ODI – India vs West Indies
Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad

Thu Dec 8

14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 4th ODI – India vs West Indies
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Sun Dec 11

14:30 local | 09:00 GMT 5th ODI – India vs West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chepauk, Chennai

India and West Indies have been great ambassadors of Cricket for several decades. The encounters between these two world class teams are always interesting and captivating. Same is expected when the Men in Blue will face West Indies at home in the India vs West Indies 2011 bilateral competition. West Indies tour to India will begin from Thursday, November 3, 2011, as per the cricketing fixture crafted by the International Cricket Council. Just like all other series, India vs West Indies 2011 will be an integral part of the Future Tour Programs, an innovative idea for the promotion of cricket throughout the globe.

During the period of November-December, West Indies will visit India and engage in the Test and One Day format of the game. The series will be kick started with the 3 match Test Series, which will be followed by 5 One Day International encounters. In fact, this is the second series between India and West Indies in the same year, the first one being hosted by West Indies during the early half of 2011. The Indian team is comparatively stronger in paper, but the West Indian side is capable of causing a hiccup in India’s smooth run in the past few months.

In the West Indies vs India Test match, it would be interesting to know who will be top spinner on this cricket pitch with interesting fight between cricket bat and cricket ball in West Indies tour of India 2011. Some cricket websites like sky sports, star cricket and cricinfo provides latest cricket score on West Indies tour of India 2011 bilateral series. If you reside in North America, you can watch West Indies tour of India 2011 live on internet by using cricket willow website. Cricket Tickets of India vs West Indies 2011 are expected to available at www.vaigogo.com. Booking tickets for India vs West Indies, first Test match could also be done there.