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DAREDEVILS’ DAY OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE

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The second edition of the DD-Crest Celebrity Golf Tournament was recently hosted at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram. This annual get-together of the cricketers of Delhi Daredevils (DD) and the best amateur and profession­al golfers in the National Capital Region is a much sought after event. This edition, just like the last one, witnessed a high profile turn-out. Among those who were present included former Indian cricketer Murali Kartik, alongside four-time World champion in Junior golf, Shubham Jaglan and several other golfers from the corporate world, like Amit Luthra, who is an Arjuna Awardee and Asian Games Gold medallist; executive director, HT Media, Debabrata Mukherjee; director, Hero Cycles, Abhishek Munjal; director, Religare, Amarjeet Arora; MD, Lakeforest Wines, Neeraj Sachdeva, and AVP, DLF Golf Resorts, Vishal Bharti, among others.

From the DD team, head coach Ricky Ponting, bowling coach James Hopes, allrounder­s Glenn Maxwell and Daniel Christian, openers Jason Roy and Colin Munro, fast bowlers Liam Plunkett and Trent Boult, and DD sensation Rishabh Pant turned out to play at the picturesqu­e golf course. The Golf Club has 18 holes Championsh­ip Golf Course, designed by Gary Player, and the original 9-hole course designed by Arnold Palmer.

The tourney later progressed into an exhilarati­ng party for the DD members, hosted by The Crest Clubhouse at Park Drive, DLF5. Those who were present include DD Captain Shreyas Iyer, Abhishek Sharma, Avesh Khan, Junior Daala, Gautam Gambhir, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Vijay Shankar, Prithvi Shaw and Ponting.

The team grooved to the beats of live music. Also, stand-up comedian Jeeveshu Ahluwalia enthralled all with his funny anecdotes.

Talking about the event, senior executive director, DLF5, Aakash Ohri, said, “It was a pleasure to host Delhi Daredevils team at The DD-Crest Celebrity Golf Tournament. It was altogether a different magic as the team swapped their bats for golf sticks at one of the finest courses of the country. ”

The clubhouse is a part of The Crest, the latest luxurious offering of DLF5 at Park Drive, Gurugram. It has the distinctio­n of being the only clubhouse in India to be designed by the awardwinni­ng design firm Richmond Internatio­nal, UK.

The Crest situated at Park Drive, Gurugram, is distinguis­hed by spacious, well-appointed three and four bedroom apartments and penthouses, complete with private decks. And, the Clubhouse is endowed with an array of hospitalit­y and recreation­al avenues — including Scepter – fine dine restaurant, Cucina – Café and Deli, Zenith – multi-utility hall offering a gourmet trail, oasis inspired pools, gymnasium with a fitness studio, a hair salon and a serene spa facility with highly glazed walls and access to a sunken lagoon garden and deck zones, a well-stocked library, two tennis courts and a basketball court.

 ?? PHOTOS: HTCS ?? Sandeep Lamichhane, James Hopes, Ricky Ponting and a Delhi Daredevil management representa­tive Trent Boult playing at the picturesqu­e DLF Golf and Country Club Vishal Bharti, AVP, DLF Golf resort presents a prize to Kartikay Saini (left)
PHOTOS: HTCS Sandeep Lamichhane, James Hopes, Ricky Ponting and a Delhi Daredevil management representa­tive Trent Boult playing at the picturesqu­e DLF Golf and Country Club Vishal Bharti, AVP, DLF Golf resort presents a prize to Kartikay Saini (left)
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 ??  ?? Rishabh Pant acing the skill of teeing off; he mesmerised the crowd by taking the first shot with a bat
Rishabh Pant acing the skill of teeing off; he mesmerised the crowd by taking the first shot with a bat
 ??  ?? Hemant Dua, CEO, Delhi Daredevils, addressing the gathering
Hemant Dua, CEO, Delhi Daredevils, addressing the gathering
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 ??  ?? Trent Boult took centre stage with his singing talent
Trent Boult took centre stage with his singing talent
 ??  ?? Glenn Maxwell with a resident of DLF 5
Glenn Maxwell with a resident of DLF 5

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