<p> Deccan Herald and Prajavani on Friday honoured the winners of ‘Cricket Mania’, a quiz contest conducted during the ICC Cricket World Cup, at a function here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The event, with former India cricketer Vijay Bharadwaj and cine star Anusree as the chief guests, was also a platform for fans to interact with the stars.<br /><br />While Bengaluru resident N R Prasad bagged the bumper prize of an iPhone, the top prize was shared between Kiran N, Nandakumar and Jay Singh. <br /><br />Sachin M Shetty and D Venkatesh won the second prize and the third place was secured by Dikshit R Ranganath and Jayalaxmi H K.<br /><br />The contest, into its fifth year, saw great response from the readers keen to test their cricketing knowledge.<br /><br />Bharadwaj, congratulating the winners, said it was good to see people from different parts of the State participating in such events, showing the reach the game enjoyed. <br /><br />“It is great to see people from Ballary and Chikkamagaluru participating in such quiz events. It shows the reach cricket has had in these places. I am sure this will encourage our team to do well,” he said.<br /><br /></p>
<p> Deccan Herald and Prajavani on Friday honoured the winners of ‘Cricket Mania’, a quiz contest conducted during the ICC Cricket World Cup, at a function here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The event, with former India cricketer Vijay Bharadwaj and cine star Anusree as the chief guests, was also a platform for fans to interact with the stars.<br /><br />While Bengaluru resident N R Prasad bagged the bumper prize of an iPhone, the top prize was shared between Kiran N, Nandakumar and Jay Singh. <br /><br />Sachin M Shetty and D Venkatesh won the second prize and the third place was secured by Dikshit R Ranganath and Jayalaxmi H K.<br /><br />The contest, into its fifth year, saw great response from the readers keen to test their cricketing knowledge.<br /><br />Bharadwaj, congratulating the winners, said it was good to see people from different parts of the State participating in such events, showing the reach the game enjoyed. <br /><br />“It is great to see people from Ballary and Chikkamagaluru participating in such quiz events. It shows the reach cricket has had in these places. I am sure this will encourage our team to do well,” he said.<br /><br /></p>