Cognizant has always had a very good football team but over the past couple of years we have had mixed results. Last year in particular was a disaster, in spite of fielding a good team we had to bow out of the Corporate Olympiad in the 2nd round. Apart from that, silverware seemed to have dried out…last year. This time around we were determined to win corporate tournaments. Thanks to Manish (Captain) for the patience he had shown in bringing up this cohesive unit. Every week end practice and open tournaments helped our team a long way and Manish was instrumental in bringing this change. The team was no longer a gathering of individuals on the D-day, instead a squad that stood for each other on and off the field. In spite of the hectic office schedule, the team made it a point to play together on weekends and team discussions/feedbacks happened over emails during the week days. The preparation for the Corporate Olympiad started well in advance. We had practice matches wi