At a time when the Indian Premier League has reinforced cricket’s power to connect people across cities, industries, and communities, corporate cricket leagues are emerging as a new platform for organisations to strengthen employee engagement and industry relationships. In India, cricket has evolved beyond a sport into a shared cultural experience and a medium of connection, identity, and collaboration, a shift strongly reflected in ECCL’s growing ecosystem.
The Mumbai leg marked the culmination of the multi-city tournament, featuring 24 teams competing across 23 matches. Throughout the season, ECCL witnessed participation from companies representing real estate, architecture, design, and allied corporate sectors, with each city edition hosting between 20 to 50 organisations. Prominent participants included K Raheja Corp, Sobha Limited, CBRE, Prestige Group, Colliers, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield, and Space Matrix.
Positioned beyond conventional networking formats such as meetings, exhibitions, and conferences, ECCL has established itself as a sport-driven platform enabling professionals to build relationships in a more informal and collaborative environment. By bringing teams together on the cricket field rather than in boardrooms, the initiative fosters deeper engagement across industries.
Delhi NCR recorded the highest participation with 48 teams, where Design Forum International emerged as champions and Proion Consultants finished as runners-up. In Bengaluru, Team Zyeta secured the title, while Team CBRE finished as runners-up. Hyderabad hosted 16 teams, with RK Interiors CFS (India) Private Limited emerging as champions and Interia finishing as runners-up. The Mumbai finale saw Architect Hafeez Contractor crowned champions, with HOSMAC India Private Limited finishing as runners-up.
Speaking on the conclusion of Season 3, Viknesh Jain stated, “Cricket has always had a unique ability to bring people together in India and the IPL has shown how the sport can create a sense of community, identity and engagement far beyond the game itself. ECCL brings that same spirit into the corporate world. What started as a cricket tournament has steadily evolved into a platform where professionals step away from formal roles, connect more openly and build stronger business relationships. The scale we are seeing today, with participation from over 200 companies across four cities, reflects a growing need for more human, experience-led ways of building business ecosystems.”
Abhishek Jain added, “What makes ECCL work is the shift in context. When architects, developers, consultants and corporate teams come together on the field, conversations change and hierarchies dissolve. It creates a more natural way for people to connect, which is often difficult to achieve in formal business environments. Increasingly, brands are recognising that cricket can be a powerful platform not only for visibility, but also for building stronger communities within and around their organisations.”
Over three seasons, ECCL has steadily evolved into a platform uniting diverse industry voices through shared sporting experiences, reinforcing Euronics India’s commitment to building communities alongside its core business operations.
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