SMASHERS STILL HUNGRY FOR THIRD TITLE
They are fearless, they can crush any team’s hope at any critical junction, and nothing is impossible for them. They are the Squashzone Smashers and their last Purnartha Squash League outings have proven their credentials.
The top order of the team:-Sandeep Jangra, Sachin Ogade and Yogesh Thube stepped up to snatch 42 out of the 45 available points becoming a ferocious and an unstoppable side. They won the group stage by winning 4 out of 5 matches. They silenced their critics who doubted their capability to deliver after two poor outings in the second and third season of the league. Credit for their success goes to their captain and mentor, Yogesh Thubewho supported and brought the team together in difficult situations. In the semifinals and finals, the Squashzone Smashers were faced with unparalleled challenges and were placed in a do-or-die situation but with perseverance and determination the first league champions surmounted the challenges to emerge asvictors of the 4th Purnartha Squash League.
The captain of the defending champions says “We are still hungry for more and we are looking forward to clinch the 5thPurnartha Squash League title”, to become the only team in the event’s history to win three titles.
Chiraag Khemani, the captain, mentor and coach for The Leo’s Squashing which to date remains the only team to consecutively make it to the finals three times, yet their thirst for the Purnartha Squash League (PSL) title stills remains unquenched. Though their captain, Chiraag Khemani remains determined to break the jinx and grab the winner’s trophy this season.
In the last season of the league, The Leo’s Squashing started off with a formidable run winning all of their group stage matches, instilling fear into their opponents. Their most points-earning player was Amit Garg, a C1 player from the Army Institute ofTechnology (AIT), who was an unknown player whose talent was recognized by Chiraag and then he was groomed to become a successful player. Chiraag also extracted the maximum potential from his other teammates:-Vicky Gagat, Orkodeep Paul and Jitendra to place their team at the top of their pool
The winner of the 2012 Pune Closed Championship says “We are closer than ever now in winning this title”. The former Pune no.1 along with his plethora of experience says that he has derived the winning formula and he hopes to pass it on to his teammates to turn the tide this season. After observing theprevious champions, Chiraag says that he has cracked the code to their key to success and how to break the defending champions winning streak, and he states The Leo’s Squashing will be triumphant in the 5th Purnartha Squash League.
