Given the academic rigour that students here have to go through, many of them turn to sports to recharge themselves, be it right after classes in the afternoons or between case discussions and assignments at 1 A.M. The wide spaces, the lush lawns, the basketball and badminton turfs and the converted football field can always be found filled with shouting, laughter and the inherent competitive spirit of the participants. However, this being India, cricket rules! Students can be found engaged in impromptu games of cricket through the day (and night), at all places and at all times, sometimes even in the breaks between classes

The sports facilities and the various sports events are handled by the Sports Committee, an elected student body comprising of representatives from both the current PGP batches. The Sports Committee, or SportsCom as it's called, organises events through the year, starting with Chunauti, the traditional series of events between the new batch of PGP students and the current 2nd year students. This year on February 13, for the first time ever at IIM Indore, did the faculty and students come to a level playing field, literally, and etched history in golden letters. A series of 12 over matches was played between the students and the faculty members.

Apart from this a host of tournaments are organised over the entire year, be it section-wise events, year-wise events, hostel-block-wise events or even matches between students majoring in marketing and finance. There is also a football league structured on the European football leagues that happens for the duration of two terms, wherein students form their own teams and a detailed schedule is drawn up at the start of the year. Ranbhoomi, the annual sports week again has a plethora of events - all major team sports and individual events - and culminates in the Sports Day.

A unique feature of life at IIM Indore is the floodlights set up in the hostel blocks' squares. This enables students to play when they wish to, given that classes are held at different timings for the batches because of electives. The floodlights come on every night and one can see students playing anything from cricket to basketball till the wee hours of the morning.

Taking the concept of experiential learning that IIM Indore encourages, sports events are also coupled with other disciplines. For example, taking a leaf out of the Indian Premier League, the cricketing phenomenon, SportsCom in partnership with Mercur-I, the marketing club, have come up with a local version - the IIM Indore Premier League. Students of each sections form marketing teams of 4-6 members who then manage their respective cricket teams. The tournament takes place over a period of about two months - all are floodlit matches - during which the marketing teams bid for players, create, advertise and build a brand for their cricket teams. They are allowed to use any form of advertising within the campus and it's a common sight to see music systems and flyers on the side-lines when matches are taking place. Students also use this opportunity to come out with their own jingles, videos and banners centred on their branding strategy. There are two prizes to be won, one for the best marketing team and one for the cricket team that wins the tournament