Australian cricket legend, Jeff Thomson, is in Mumbai to mentor and coach young bowlers at the MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation launched in July 2015. The MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation has been established to hone meritorious talent and develop them into first-rate bowlers to boost the domestic and international cricketing landscape in India.
The selected lot from 30 fast bowlers, who were chosen by the MCA selectors for the Bowling Foundation a couple of months ago, in the 19 and above age group, will go through a month-long training with Jeff Thomson.
He will be also watching their matches. The MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation has been sharing videos and regular updates about the bowlers’ performance in addition to their mental and physical analysis.
The MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation training plan was developed in consultation with the Head Coach of the MCA Academy, Chandrakant Pandit.
Jeff Thomson, Australian Pace Bowler & Coach, MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation, said, “I would like to thank MCA, IDBI Federal Life Insurance and Excellence In Cricket for inviting me to coach the young talent at the MCA – IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bowling Foundation. I am very excited to be here to interact with the future of Mumbai cricket as I am always willing to pass on the knowledge I have obtained over the years. I hope to develop bowling talent in the domestic and international cricketing circuits for India. Looking forward to the exciting times ahead.â€
On this occasion, Vighnesh Shahane, CEO of IDBI Federal Life Insurance said, “IDBI Federal’s vision is to inspire positive change that helps people shape a better future and live their best lives. Sports has always inspired people to develop into responsible, mature winners who make a real difference around them. This is the reason why we were delighted to partner the extremely well designed Bowling Foundation. What gives me immense comfort is the regular and scientific performance monitoring process at the Bowling Foundation. This will enable Jeff to focus on all the players based on his knowledge of their core strengths and weaknesses. Under Jeff Thomson, we are confident that the coaching experience will be truly enriching and will leave an indelible mark on youngsters.â€
About IDBI Federal Life Insurance
IDBI Federal Life Insurance is one of India’s growing life insurance companies and offers a diverse range of wealth management, protection and retirement solutions to individual and corporate customers.
IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co Ltd is a joint-venture of IDBI Bank, India’s premier development and commercial bank, Federal Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks and Ageas, a multinational insurance giant based out of Europe.
Having commenced operations in 2008, IDBI Federal was able to achieve breakeven within just 5 years; the Company’s passion for innovation and growth helped it achieve this feat.
Through a nationwide network of 2, 964 branches of IDBI Bank and Federal Bank, and a sizeable network of advisors and partners, IDBI Federal Life Insurance has achieved presence across the length and breadth of the country. As on March 31, 2015, the company has issued nearly 7.88 lakh policies with a sum assured of over Rs. 41,856 crore. IDBI Federal Life Insurance has total assets under management of 4,087 crore and a robust capital base of over 800 crores, as on March 31, 2015.
To know more, visit www.idbifederal.com.
About the sponsors of IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co Ltd
IDBI Bank Ltd. continues to be, since its inception, India’s premier industrial development bank. It came into being as on July 01, 1964 to support India’s industrial backbone. Today, it is amongst India’s foremost commercial banks, with a wide range of innovative products and services, serving retail and corporate customers in all corners of the country from 1389 branches and 2301 ATMs. The Bank offers its customers an extensive range of diversified services including project finance, term lending, working capital facilities, lease finance, venture capital, loan syndication, corporate advisory services and legal and technical advisory services to its corporate clients as well as mortgages and personal loans to its retail clients. As part of its development activities, IDBI Bank has been instrumental in sponsoring the development of key institutions involved in India’s financial sector – National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and National Securities Depository Ltd, SHCIL (Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd), CARE (Credit Analysis and Research Ltd).
To know more, visit www.idbibank.com.
Federal Bank is one of India’s leading private sector banks, with a dominant presence in the state of Kerala. It has a strong network of over 1,142 branches and 1,312 ATMs spread across India. The bank provides over four million retail customers with a wide variety of financial products. Federal Bank is one of the first large Indian banks to have an entirely automated and interconnected branch network. In addition to interconnected branches and ATMs, the Bank has a wide range of services like Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Tele Banking, Any Where Banking, debit cards, online bill payment and call centre facilities to offer round the clock banking convenience to its customers. The Bank has been a pioneer in providing innovative technological solutions to its customers and the Bank has won several awards and recommendations.
To know more, visit www.federalbank.co.in.
Ageas is an international insurance group with a heritage spanning 190 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates successful partnerships in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand and has subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong and the UK. Ageas is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and employee benefits, as well as a leading non-life player through AG Insurance. In the UK, Ageas is the second largest Motor insurer and has a strong presence in the growing over 50’s market. Ageas employs more than 13,000 people in the consolidated entities and over 30,000 in the non-consolidated partnerships, and has annual inflows of more than EUR 23 billion.
To know more, visit www.ageas.com.
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