Indian Ambassador Dr. Deepak Mittal with other dignitaries and guests during the event.
Doha: Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association Qatar (AMUAAQ) organised a cricket event to celebrate Eid Al Fitr.
AMUAAQ, an associate organisation of ICBF under the aegis of the Embassy of India-Qatar, organised the 'Eid Milan and Grand Finale of Internal Cricket League (ICL) 2022' at North Atlantic Cricket ground, University of Doha, on May 3, under the managing committee of AMUAAQ presided by Dr. Nadeem Zafar Jilani.
Ambassador of India H E Dr. Deepak Mittal was the chief guest while Abdul Rahman EP, President QIA and Chairman Care and Cure group; and Ravi Shankar, Toastmasters Club Growth Director attended the programme as guests of honour.
Safeer Rahman, Nihad Ali, Mohammed Sayeed, Afrin Khan, and Mumtaz Hussain joined as special guests.
Ambassador Mittal wished everyone Eid Mubarak. As a kind gesture, to encourage the players he visited the pitch and tried some classic cricket shots exhibiting his batting skills. Families and children engaged in various fun activities including an art competition, musical chairs, passing the parcel and Bingo.
Children and all winners received gifts and prizes.
The ambassador said he felt great to be a part of this event. He counted AMU Alumni Association Qatar’s achievements in community services, sports as well as education.
Participants and their family said: “It was really enjoyable event where we met Ambassador of India to Qatar H E Dr. Deepak Mittal and wishing us “Eid Mubarak” was a big proud moment to all of us. Indeed he is “People's Ambassador”.
Although AMU alumni Qatar team outclassed the challengers by winning the final by a handsome margin, It was the victory of Aligarian spirit.
AMUAAQ XI won the toss and opted to bat first. AMUAAQ scored 165 for 5 in 15 overs. On the other hand, AMUAAQ Challengers could manage to score 120 runs for 7 in the allotted 15 overs and lost the match by 45 runs. This win was attributed to a better bowling performance by AMUAAQ XI. Man of the match award went to Osama for a fabulous knock of 87 not out.
Runners-up trophy was presented to captain and head of sports Farrukh Ali Farooqui and his team by President Dr. Nadeem Jilani while the winners' trophy was presented to AMUAAQ XI captain Mamnoon Ahmad Bangash and his team by Ravi Shankar and AMUAAQ Chairman Jawed Ahmad.
Man of the series was presented to Mohammad Nayeem for overall excellent performance in this tournament. All the players, umpires, and volunteers were felicitated with certificates. Refreshments were provided by the committee members to all the attendees.
Ravi Shankar, Club growth director, Toastmasters, requested all the AMU alumni to work towards the benefit of their alma mater and contribute more towards society and skill development. He also mentioned that AMUAAQ contributes a lot towards community services.
President Dr. Nadeem Jilani welcomed the attendees and their families and introduced the guests. He said: “Today, we had a great time with so many activities.” He said many AMU alumni and well wishers demand for one unified AMU Alumni Association in Qatar, so he invited all the alumni and well-wishers to join the Unified AMU Alumni Association Qatar, an associate organisation of ICBF, Indian Embassy Qatar.
He appreciated the managing committee coordinators Mohammad Faisal Naseem (VP), Mohammad Farman Khan (GS), Dr. Ashna Nusrat (VP-Ladies) and Heads Farrukh Ali Farooqi, Mamnoon Ahmad Bangash, Ghazala Yasmeen, Dr. Shima Sadaf, Mohammed Nayeem and Abad khan.
Mohammed Bahauddin Khan spoke about the importance of AMU and their Alumni and mentioned the effectiveness of alumni for their alma mater and Indian community while Mohammed Nayeem and Farman Khan briefed about the placement and training for students and alumni.
Sanjeev Sharma, a community leader, said he had been connected with this association for a long time and viewed it as a good example of unity in diversity. "We all are different people belonging to different cultures and landscapes, but we stand together with this esteemed organisation."
AMUAAQ Chairman Jawed Ahmad thanked the sponsors and guests,
Syed Shahabuddin, Zarar, Mohammed Sayeed, Rizwan Ahmad, Sanjeev Sharma, Farzan, Omar, Ajmal, Poonam Sharma, Kafil, Tauhid, Lutfi Kakar, Shafqat Nabi, Irfan, Imamuddin, Ashraf, Irfan Ullah, Arif and many more community representatives attended event.
Mohammed Faisal Naseem, Vice-President AMU Alumni Association-Qatar, thanked all the attendees.
