Celebrate South City International School's Historic Double Victory at the 2026 CISCE Nationals

News Desk, News Nation 360: South City International School (SCIS), Kolkata, celebrated a double victory at CISCE Nationals 2026, as their students’ and staff’s efforts chalked up West Bengal’s first-ever national titles in U-19 Boys’ Cricket and U-19 Girls’ Basketball. In cricket, five SCIS players were part of West Bengal team that played the tournament in Karnal (Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026) to win the championship title against Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, while SCIS Cricket Coach Arun Agarwal was appointed West Bengal coach and CISCE National Team Coach, with Saakshat Pushkarna being selected in the main squad and Advit Choudhary as standby for SGFI National Championship; simultaneously, in U-19 Girls’ Basketball Nationals (August 26–29, 2026) in Greater Noida, SCIS’ Avni Bansal, mentored by basketball coach and PE teacher Jyoti Kant Mayur, was conferred as Best Player Of The Tournament and selected for SGFI National Championship after leading West Bengal to past Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the final, garnering praises from Principal Mr. Vishal Bhandari, Chairman Mr. Ravi Todi and Sports Head Mr. Anil Romi for the students’ and staff’s discipline, elite level coaching, and overall development of talents.

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