NEW YORK (TIP): State Bank of India, New York celebratedits 66^th State Bank Foundation Day on July 1^st, 2021, withgreat vigor and enthusiasm. The excitement was palpable in the various competitions and contests held over the last few days involving all the staff members of the Bank. The Cricket Tournament, Photography competition and Quiz contest were the major highlights of the celebrations. State Bank of India has a lineage from Bank of Calcutta, founded in 1806 via the Imperial Bank of India making it a 215 years old commercial bank in India. Pursuant to the provisions of the State Bank of India Act of 1955, Imperial Bank of India became State Bank of India on 1^st July 1955. The Bank has become a synonymous with Indian economy and the choicest Bank for the Indian diaspora across the globe. The Bank has grown stronger since then and provides all possible Banking services to its 46 million customers. State Bank of India is 43^rd among largest banks in the World and 221^st in Fortune Global 500. The New York branch of the Bank has been serving its customers since 1971 through their dedicated and diligent team of staff members.

The New York branch is now completing 50 years of existence in the financial capital of the world. On this occasion of 66^th State Bank Day and 50^th anniversary of SBI New York, the Bank has organized a three-match series of Cricket matches with the purpose of team building and creating bonding among its staff members. Mr. Virendra Bansal, Country Head of US Operations has been motivating and encouraging all local and India based employees to actively participate in the matches.

With the idea of promoting Cricket in the vicinity of New York city, bank employees have been regularly playing Cricket matches with other local players. To commemorate the occasion, the Bank under the guidance of Mr. Prasanta Tripathy, CEO of New York branch, announced two teams – US Smashers led by Mr. Mayank Goyal and NY Strikers led by Mr. Ashish Kumar for the Cricket series. The 3-match series played over the weekends, saw many young cricket stars as well, was won by US Smashers 2-1. The tournament gave the much-awaited boost to local players after the pandemic and kicked-off the summers in the right spirit.