The Birth of the Phoenix

Little did anybody realize that a friendly Cricket match between two different colony teams would end up this way? 14 Months back, 2 teams went head to head against each other in the Military Hospital Grounds in Trimulagherry, Secunderabad, Each one trying to make his own team win. Today a bunch of guys from different colonies play proudly for a team called the Phoenix11. Sweating it out on the field ignoring bruises, broken bone and even the weather with just one motive!! Win under any circumstances. Not even in the movies would you see 2 rival teams joining together and forming one formidable side. The fact that the guys ended up being the best of pals was a testimony that the wise old saying is true. A proverb like “United we stand divided we fall” was so dramatically proven.

For a few people, seeing is believing. We would really like to invite them to witness one of our matches to know why we are so proud of our team. For the rest it’s all about statistics. We have the most apt answer for them. 32 wins of the 38 matches played speaks of our ability to out perform ourselves in the most trying situations.

A Good vibe is the most important thing in a team. Ask the Captain what’s the best thing that he likes with this team and pat comes the answer “The fielding, the good spirit and the good attitude that the guy’s carry are the best features. We are not the bad guys…..we are the good ones”. The first thing that you would notice in our team is that each and everyone is very clear about our roles and responsibilities. Nobody needs to be told what to do and what not to. They are all intelligent cricketers who know the game inside out. Just like every team even the Phoenix11 has a huge variety of guys. Few lazy, a few hyper active, a few mavericks and a few very soft spoken, yet this team gelled so well to become one unit that you just cant help, but compare it to a Jigsaw puzzle with all the shapeless part put together to form one master piece.

The team has had a great run and future looks even more fantastic with the all round performances and contributions becoming more and more regular. Any Sunday with a match is sacred with their whole life coming to a grinding stop for the match. No movies, no weather, no parents and no girl friends can keep them away from a match. With a motto that says “The phoenix can never be destroyed, for we shall rise from the ashes.” Goes onto prove that these bunch of ordinary boys have come together to do some extraordinary stuff.

Well for every team to grow there is just one question to ask. What next? Phoenix11 is very clear with what it wants and where it wants to be. Firstly the boys are waiting to get a chance to prove them selves in the leagues. Next with so many tournaments passing by they are hoping that their performance would be noticed and people would put up their hands to support the team and sponsor them for tournaments.

Let’s wish this truly deserving team all the very best. To contact the team please leave your contact details below in the comments section. The team would revert back as soon as possible.