Finally Lottulodukku and Gulgulmaal win something, albeit on a cricket turf

What bash Lottulodukku and Gulgulmaal—two evil fictional scientists bent connected destroying the satellite with their manic ideas and gadgets—and Dinkan, the comic flying superhero rodent with a flowing reddish cape—have to bash connected a cricket turf, and that excessively successful the last of a section tournament?

That is precisely what happened erstwhile implicit 50 regular section cricketers, divided into 8 teams, decided to get originative with squad names for the seventh variation of their locally held tourney astatine a turf successful the metropolis connected Sunday (November 30, 2025). While brainstorming ideas earlier the auction of players, Abhilash, who goes by the sanction Billu and 1 of the 8 captains, wondered aloud mostly to amuse the rest, however astir Mayavi?

That sparked a concatenation reaction. Abhilash’s squad was named Mayavi, and soon the hunt was connected for names of akin shades. That is erstwhile Saeed Muhammed, different captain, had his Eureka moment. “Why not sanction teams aft fashionable comic heroes? Since it was an interior tourney with nary extracurricular teams, we had the state to effort specified comic ideas. So we went for it,” said Saeed, who named his squad aft Lottulodukku and Gulgulmaal.

That opened the floodgates to the constituent of adjacent outnumbering the teams successful contention. The situation past was to filter them down to conscionable 8 fashionable comic characters for arsenic galore teams.

After overmuch brainstorming, the remaining six teams chose: Dinkan and Sons, Soothran – the mischievous jackal, Luttappi – the silly small devil with horns who flies connected a magical spear, Shikkari Shambu – the iconic huntsman successful a pith helmet that covers adjacent his eyes, often catching animals by sheer luck, Vikraman – the ferocious yet often foolish robber successful his legendary striped tee, and Jumban and Thumban – the comic detective and his dog.

Teams named aft these fictional comic characters divided into 2 pools and squared disconnected successful six matches, each 5 overs a side, successful the day-long tournament. Much to the amusement of spectators, the squad names became the bigger talking constituent than the games themselves.

While their devious plans ne'er succeeded successful the fictional tales, Lottulodukku and Gulgulmaal proved victorious connected the cricket turf, with the squad named aft them lifting the trophy. Team skipper Saeed was adjudged the champion bowler and fielder, portion their prima batsman was declared the antheral of the tournament.