Spardha 2012

Institute of Technology, BHU apart from being one of India's most premier engineering college has the reputation of excelling at sporting activities.For the last decade, Spardha has been the benchmark of flawless management and has evolved into one of the biggest and most eagerly anticipated sports extravaganza in India.

Over 2000 competitors from 40 colleges, including many IIT's and NIT's congregate at the Mecca of college sports gathering.A majority of the games are held under floodlights including Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Badminton and Kabaddi. Several others, such as Cricket and Hockey take place on the lush green fields during the day.Spardha 2012 promises to be more explosive and inspiring than ever before with repackaged events including informals and new concepts such as an e-magazine and blogs. We invite you to register for Spardha 2012 and witness the grandeur of this magnificent spectacle of sporting excellence at IT-BHU.

Prateek Ratnakar - Convener of Spardha 2012

Name : Prateek Ratnakar

Branch : 4^th Year Chemical Engg.

Ability : Right-hand batsman and right-arm off spinner

Contact : 9161135787

Belongs to : Lucknow, U.P.

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                                                    Prateek Ratnakar, student of 4^th year Chemical Engineering, is the General Secretary of Sports Wing and the Convener of Spardha’12. Armed with excellent man-management skills and business acumen, he has proven to be a top-class organizer and a master craftsman of leadership. 

His track records speak for his on-field ability. A prolific right-hand batsman and a wily right-arm off spinner, his presence attributes a balance between the two departments. He has represented U.P. and Lucknow at various levels such as U-12, U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-17. He toured Lahore, Pakistan as a team member of India Junior and impressed the organizers immediately.

When it comes to his record in Spardha, no one gets close to him in his fantastic ability to play crucial innings and turn the tables towards his team’s favour. On his debut match in Spardha, he was awarded as Man Of the Match and he has not looked back since. He captained the 2^nd year team, guiding them to a unprecedented victory in the Championship. He showed his dedication when he became the top-scorer in Spardha’10 while battling a fracture in his right hand. Captaining the I.T. BHU team in IIT Kanpur sports fest, he inspired them to bring home the coveted gold medal in Championship, which, incidentally, was the first gold medal for I.T. BHU in field games.

He took the whole I.T. BHU by storm when he scored a top-score of 98 runs in Spardha’11 which still remains as the all time highest score made by an individual in Spardha. He retained his Midas touch with batting in IIT Delhi sports fest where he again went on to become the highest scorer of the tournament and secured a silver medal for the I.T. BHU team. The institute awarded him the IT-Colour for his dazzling display as a batsman and as a captain.

His mantra is simple- Hard work always pays.

He comments on his preparation for the oncoming fest “The best of teams always prepare well, the way they perform on field is only an end product of a process of preparing well and perseverance. We practice hard in the morning and evening with regular sessions of conditioning.”