MCA joins hands with Punit Balan Group to boost cricket development in MaharashtraDeal worth Rs 5 crore per season for the next five seasons, PBG and Manikchand Oxyrich to help MCA provide better facilities in the remote part of the state Pune, October 23, 2023: Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has received a significant boost in their mission of developing cricket in Maharashtra as they announced Punit Balan Group (PBG) and Manikchand Oxyrich as its main partners on Monday while launching a new jersey for the 2023-24 season.PBG aims to nurture the country’s promising sports talents and is committed to fostering the culture of excellence and growth as it supports close to 60 talented athletes across sports. And now PBG and Manikchand Oxyrich will be working along with MCA to take cricket to the next level in the state, promoting and developing the game in the remote areas of the state.“The deal with the Punit Balan Group and Manikchand Oxyrich is worth Rs 5 crore per season for the next five seasons. The deal with Punit Balan Group and Oxyrich will help MCA provide better facilities like infrastructure development, welfare schemes and grassroots development in remote pockets of the state with a focus on talent identification and grooming of young players,” MCA president Rohit Pawar said in a press conference on Monday.“Punit Balan Group and Manikchand Oxyrich are reputed business groups in Pune with a proven track record in sports. They have supported athletes from various disciplines and have helped them achieve their dreams. That was a primary reason we decided to collaborate with them for the betterment of Maharashtra cricket,” Pawar added.The association will help nurture the next cricket heroes for the state as well as the country with the better facilities.Talking about the association, Punit Balan, Chairman & Managing Director of the Punit Balan Group, commented: “Through our sports division, we want to support athletes from various disciplines and we are happy to support Maharashtra cricket. We are supporting 60 athletes independently through our sports division and we want to see them represent India at the highest level and we are committed to supporting them in this process. We see the same potential with Maharashtra cricket under the current leadership of Rohit Pawar.”As part of the deal, Punit Balan Group logo will appear on the front of the shirt of Maharashtra’s men’s and women’s teams across all age groups and senior teams (Ranji Trophy) whereas Manikchand Oxyrich logo will be on the shirt sleeve.MCA secretary Shubhendra Bhandarkar, MCA apex council members - Vinayak Dravid, Suhas Patwardhan, Raju Kane, Ranjit Khirid, Kamlesh Pisal, Sushil Shewale, Sunil Mutha, Ashok Vaze, Kalpana Tapkir and COO Ajinkya Joshi were also present at the press conference.Rohit Pawar also invited corporate houses to develop the MCA facilities at Latur and Dhule and proposed selling of naming rights for an appropriate amount.ENDSPhoto Caption:Photo 1 & 2:From L to R: Mr.Punit Balan, Chairman & Managing Director of the Punit Balan Group, MCA president Mr.Rohit Pawar and MCA secretary Mr.Shubhendra Bhandarkar seen in this photoPhoto 3From L to R: Mr.Ajinkya Joshi, Mr. Vinayak Dravid, Mr.Kamlesh Pisal, Mr.Sushil Shewale, Mr.Punit Balan, Mr.Rohit Pawar, Mr.Shubhendra Bhandarkar, Mr.Ranjit Khirid, Mr.Raju Kane, Mr.Sunil Mutha, Mr.Ashok Vaze and Kalpana Tapkir


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