Chandigarh, August 16, 2017: Chandigarh Citi Center (CCC) in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) felicitated sports icon Harmanpreet Kaur with a cash award worth Rs 1 lakh under their women empowerment initiative.
On the occasion, Vice-captain of the Indian Women Cricket Team, Harmanpreet Kaur was accorded honour of announcing the launch of CII-CCC Corporate Premier League from September 15 till the end of November this year.
Addressing mediapersons, she lauded the CII – CCC for taking initiative of organising the tournament in which 45 teams are participating, including 4 women teams and spread across Northern Region. "I wish them great success for CPL 2017," she said.
The CCC Director Arun Jindal said that the CCC joined hands with the CII to help unlock opportunities for women in the global space. "We take great pride in congratulating Harmanpreet Kaur, who had nothing but cricket on her mind. Her spectacular performance throughout the series, has not only brought glory to the entire nation but also is a great source of inspiration for our budding female sportspersons to excel in global competitions,” he said.
IMJS Sidhu, Vice Chairman, CII Himachal Pradesh State Council, commented that Harmanpreet and the women cricket team exemplified the spirit of the Indian youth ready to devote themselves to achieve dreams of conquering any field in the world.