Vatican Victors Team thread - We rock the world!

[Kshitiz_Indian]

May 7, 2008
After long hours of thinking and debating, team managers Abhas, Kshitiz, and Avroneel have come to a decision.
The team, earlier called Indian Incinerators, will now be called Vatican Victors, and will be officially shifted to Vatican City. When asked about the decision, here's what Team manager Abhas had to say -

Well, we had to take the decision. India wasn't really suitable anymore as the home ground, as another team had found home there. As they say, there can't be two lions in the same forest, so we had to move. There are more deep reasons to it though.

Co-manager Kshitiz also had something to say -

We have been talking with the government of Vatican City. They are keen on promoting Cricket in their city, and hence are inviting us to settle with them as our home ground. They've also promised us special offers so it was a deal we couldn't refuse.

Avroneel also, like others, had something to say -

We are indeed happy of the decision. It was a tough one but it was needed. And also, its our pleasure to being the first ones to introduce and spread Cricket in a beautiful city like Vatican.

Kshitiz, after the conference, also gave some more news -

The team is still Indian at heart. Everything is the same - bar the name and the location. The players, The management, The sponsors, and the spirit, are all same.

The managers also made another very shocking announcement -

We are pleased to announce two very important happenings in our team. The first one is, that we now officially announce incentives for each and every player in our team. For the whole tournament, every player in our team will get 5 vCash for every run he scores, 50 vCash for every wicket, 5k vCash for every century and a five wicket haul, and 1000 vCash for every fifty. We have taken the decision taking into consideration that there should be a goal for all players to acheive and hence the incentives. It should also bring in a new excitement in the team.

The second is that we're announcing a flat rate share of the players and the sponsors in the prize money if the team wins the tournament. Every player will get 1% of the prize money, and sponsors will be given a total of 20%, divided according to their share in the contribution. We feel that it is a right of every person involved with the team, in the total prize, and hence the announcement.

There's a lot more from the team, so keep an eye out for any further announcements. For now, this is the new team thread, as well as the discussion and news thread.
Enjoy.....

2008 Squad
w3lshrugby Pure LS Bowler
viral1991 Pure LHB Bat
shantanu_rooney Pure Allrounder RHB RM
Vaibhav Mehta Pure Bowler, Left arm Orthodox
Anuj Puranik LHB, WK
Griffo Pure Bowl RMF
Maxkarter Batting All Rounder, LHB, SLA
shan111 Pure Batsman RHB
duded64 WK bowler
Kshitiz_Indian Pure batsman RHB
WORLD CHAMPIONS Batting All Rounder RHB, RF
Abhas Gupta Pure Bowler, LHB, LF

Internationals :

Mohd. Yousuf (RHB)
Andre Nel (RF)
Muralitharan (OS)

 

[Hitterman]

I think the decision is right . The name is unique.

 

[tassietiger]

I thought I'd done it all, coming up with the Downright Donkeys and giving them Jesus as a sponsor. But no, you just had to outdo me, coming up with the Vatican Victors and playing in the Pope's backyard. Show-offs.

 

[barmyarmy]

Great name. Might have to send some sponsorship money your way.
When the Vatican Victors lose baby Jesus cries...

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Great name. Might have to send some sponsorship money your way.
When the Vatican Victors lose baby Jesus cries...

Thanks.

And come on MSN to decide the sponsorship.

 

[Highlander999]

It is my religious duty to make sure I join this team. I'm calling a Crusade against the Toronto Tanks and Manchester Monkeys

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

I think we're also the first one to announce incentives and share in the prize money. We share everything with the team.

 

[Cricketman]

Is there enough room in Vatican for a cricket ground or will you be playing in the Pope's living room?

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Is there enough room in Vatican for a cricket ground or will you be playing in the Pope's living room?

Lol. As I said, Vatican's interested, so a stadium is currently being built for us, and quick building at that. We're sure it'll be ready in a day.

 

[Abhas]

Is there enough room in Vatican for a cricket ground or will you be playing in the Pope's living room?

Lol. As I said, Vatican's interested, so a stadium is currently being built for us, and quick building at that. We're sure it'll be ready in a day.

Otherwise, All roads lead to Rome

 

[shan111]

Well, nice weather here to play cricket.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Well, nice weather here to play cricket.

:laugh And add to that, we could visit any country in Europe. I'm definitely interested in going to france. Lets put to test the french I've learned in 5 years.

 

[viral1991]

That's an interesting location change. It should be fun to play in the smallest country on the Earth.

And it seems that this team has a lot of financial backing with it. Its incentives are very lucrative as well. Most players will definitely prefer this team over the other ones.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Indeed, there's quite a lot of financial backing. And that's why we want to pay the players for every bit of the performance they make for the team.

 

[Abhas]

We are Finalising the sponsorships and the players who are willing to play for us.

All those interested to play, please post in this thread, and we will try our best to pick you in the draft.

With the kind of incentives offered to play for us, it is almost a no-brainer