Dignitaries release balloons to inaugurate the six-day national Kendriya Vidyalaya Inter-Region Boys Cricket Tournament (under 19), which got off at the Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna on Monday. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Patna Region has organised the tournament while Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kankerbagh, hosted the matches. School principal Sudhakar Singh advised participants to play the game in sportsman’s spirit. The inaugural match was played between Raipur and Mumbai, which the former won by six runs. Text by Smita Kumar, picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey