Category: International Cricket

Businessman and former First Class cricketer Syed Abdul Naseer has shown faith in the vision of chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi by coming on as an investor with one of the teams in his Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan. Naseer is now an investor with the Faisalabad Bears at the upcoming Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan. Faisalabad Bears have a number of young talented cricketers onboard and Naseer will be looking to guide them as they look to make cricket their profession. Qureshi welcomes Naseer onboard saying:…

Departmental cricketer Mubashar Hussain has decided to invest into the Hafizabad Stallions for the upcoming Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan. This is a big move for him as he now finds himself in control of the ‘home’ team for the tournament. There will be a lot of expectations from the home fans as they will want to repeat as champions after winning the first edition two years ago. Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi welcomes Hussain onboard saying: “We welcome Hussain into the CCUSA fold as an investor…

Former Pakistani First Class cricketer Atif Maqbool has come on board the Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan an as investor with the Karachi Sharks. The Karachi Sharks have been a very good team in the previous two editions and with Maqbool onboard now they will be looking to beef up their squad in an effort to lift the title. Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi welcomes him onboard saying: “We welcome Atif into the CCUSA fold as an investor in MCL Pakistan. It is great to see him…

Hafeez Ur Rehman a former First Class cricketer who would have played in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy has decided to come on board the Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan as a licensed team investor. He takes control of the Hyderabad Jaguars and will be hoping that his team takes the title this time around. The action gets going on May 2 and ends with the grand finals on May 7, with all matches taking place at the Maq Cricket ground in Hafizabad. A total of six franchise teams will be taking part…

Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan has received a major fillip with the news that the Lalani Group from America has taken over one of the franchises namely the Islamabad Tigers. The Lalani Group is headed by businessman Asif Lalani who lives in Tampa, Florida. He was born on May 1, 1975 in Karachi, Pakistan. He has been in the US for quite a while and has been very successful in the sphere of business, so much so that he wants to give back to his native Pakistan through the MCL.…

HAFIZABAD – PAKISTAN: The third edition of the Major Cricket League (MCL) Pakistan is about to bowl off in Hafizabad and it promises to be a major hit. The action gets going on May 2 and ends with the grand finals on May 7, with all matches taking place at the Maq Cricket ground in Hafizabad. A total of six franchise teams will be taking part in the T20 series which promises to create great excitement amongst the fans in that part of Pakistan. Each team has investors/sponsors so the…

PORT-OF-SPAIN/TRINIDAD – A call has been made for cricket administrator Mahammad Qureshi to be trusted into the leadership role of American cricket to get it out of the mess it finds itself in at the moment. Qureshi a cricket administrator for the past 30 years has done a great job in promoting cricket and players in the United States for the past decades. Executive member of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Stephen Ramkissoon says that he has studied what is going on in American cricket and finds it…

By VINODE MAMCHANHOUSTON: USA – Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi showed that he still had class as a batsman as he cracked 75 for his team  East Broncos in the Masters Cricket USA league in Houston recently. Qureshi’s brilliant effort opening the batting saw his team reach 240 for eight off 45 overs and then restrict the opposing team Chairman’s XI to 222/8 also of 45 overs – giving Broncos victory by 18 runs. The right hander a former  youth player from Pakistan needed only 90 balls to…

BOCA RATON/FL – USA: Chairman of the Maq Group and Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi is wishing everyone Eid Mubarak at this auspicious time. In his Eid message the top businessman and cricket administrator reminded all to live together as one to battle any problems that may come their way. He said the world was shaken up by the Covid 19 and the reason it is now coming out of the pandemic is because people stuck together, held hands and battled on a united front. According to Qureshi: “Eid…