BWI: Sayyed Iqbal Abdulla Wins the Citibank Rising Star Award 2011

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Source: Citi
Friday, June 03, 2011 12:56 PM IST (07:26 AM GMT)
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Sayyed Iqbal Abdulla Wins the Citibank Rising Star Award 2011
Recognized as the most promising under 23 player of DLF IPL 2011 season.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, June 03, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Kolkata Knight Riders' bowler Sayyed Iqbal Abdulla has been named Winner of the 2011 Citibank Rising Star Award. The Citibank Rising Star Award recognizes the best under-23 player of the DLF IPL season. The trophy is adjudicated by an eminent jury including former Indian cricketers Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar. Sanjeev Kapur, Chief Marketing Officer, Citi India presented Iqbal Abdulla with the trophy and cheque.

The twenty-year-old, Iqbal Abdulla was named the best young player of this year's season ahead of other strong contenders including Virat Kohli and Ravi Jadeja. He ended the season with 16 wickets at 19.06 with an economy rate of only 6.1.

Mr. Chirayu Amin, Chairman, IPL said "The Citibank Rising Star Award highlights a valuable benefit of the DLF IPL to Cricket in India. This is a league in which talent meets opportunity and Iqbal Abdulla has taken full advantage of playing with and against the world's best to show his potential in the T20 form of the game. We congratulate him on an outstanding season and wish him all the best in his future endeavours on the field. He has now become a role model for many young cricketers."

Sanjeev Kapur, Chief Marketing Officer, Citi India said, "Our association with IPL goes much beyond brand-building. Through the Citibank Rising Star Award, we hope to encourage young cricketing talent for their outstanding contribution in the Indian Premier League. Our young players are full of promise, talent and the way they are putting in their efforts, it indicates a bright future for the game. We are delighted to recognize Iqbal Abdulla as the Citibank Rising Star this season, who is truly deserving of the award. We hope that he will make both his country and his fans across the globe proud in the years to come."

Receiving the award, Iqbal Abdulla said, "It is a great honour to receive the Citibank Rising Star Award and be recognized for my performance so early on in my career. I am thankful to Citibank and the jury members who have held me worthy of this award. I enjoyed playing alongside some of the legends of the game and hope to perform even better in the future."

Previous winners of the Citibank Rising Star Award have been Shreevats Goswami (2008), Rohit Sharma (2009) and Saurabh Tiwary (2010).

About Citi

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com .

Committed to India for over 108 years, Citi takes pride in being a premier locally-embedded financial institution backed by an unmatched international network. Citi's presence in India spans 42 Citibank branches across 30 cities and over 650 ATMs. With capital invested of over US$4 billion, Citi is the single largest foreign direct investor in the financial services industry in India and offers consumers and institutions a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi is an employer of choice to approximately 7500 employees in India. Citi's franchise in India includes businesses such as equity brokerage, equities distribution, private banking (Citi Private Bank) and alternate investments and private equity (CVCI). In line with our commitment to make a positive difference in the communities where we work, Citi India's citizenship programme targets its strategic efforts in the priority focus areas of Financial Capability & Asset Building, Microfinance & Microenterprise, Small & Growing Businesses, and College & Careers. Additional information may be found at http://www.online.citibank.co.in/press-room/citi-in-india.htm

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Sanjeev Kapur, Chief Marketing Officer, Citi India, presenting Iqbal Abdulla with the trophy and cheque
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Sanjeev Kapur, Chief Marketing Officer, Citi India, presenting Iqbal Abdulla with the trophy and cheque


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Debasis Ghosh, Citi, +91 (22) 40015009, debasis.ghosh@citi.com
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