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What’s sleep when cricket needs you

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MARGATE/FL – He sends out messages to his contacts at 2am and then normally is chatting at around 4am as well. In between he catches something call sleep. This is the life of cricket administrator and businessman Mahammad Qureshi. His work in the development of cricket is on par with the best in the business and even surpasses them at times. With the 2018 US Open T20 tournament approaching, Qureshi has been burning the proverbial midnight oil. He has been flying around the United States, meeting with team owners and…

CCUSA honours the life of fallen Eggelletion

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MARGATE/FL – Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) will honour fallen Broward politician Josephus Eggelletion, for his contribution to the sport of cricket in Florida. The man who became the county’s first African-American mayor died Wednesday at the age of 69. Eggelletion, a graduate of Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale and Florida A&M University, was one of Broward’s longest-serving black elected officials. He served on the county commission, on the Lauderdale Lakes City Commission and in the state Legislature. CCUSA president Mahammad Qureshi remembers that Eggelletion was principle in getting the…

Star-studded clash on MaqTV Caribbean Saturday

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There will be a star-studded T20 clash on Maqtv on Saturday evening from 5.30pm Eastern time, as a charity clash at the Queen’s Park Oval will bowl off a new content project for Maqtv called Maqtv Caribbean. As Trinidad and Tobago grapples with fresh flooding across the Southland, the nation’s top cricketers are hoping for good weather, so that they can take to the field to raise funds of those affected. Two weeks ago, massive flooding affected citizens and many of them lost all their possessions. The cricketers under the…

Qureshi launches $160M cricket fund

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CCUSA chairman Mahammad Qureshi at right with Richard Victor at the CCUSA headquarters in Margate Florida.

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VINODE MAMCHAN Cricket administrator and businessman, Muhammad Qureshi is taking cricket to another level, as he is now launching a US$160M-Dollar Fund to assist cricket teams in the United States to develop into professional units. Qureshi, who has spent over US$22M in cricket development through his US Open T20, as well as a cricket academy and other cricket sponsorship, has  teamed up with Richard Mahee, president of Mahvrick to build a financing platform with its primary lenders which have provided $1+ Billion in funding secured through a national marketplace. With…

America to hold the world’s first-ever Youth Cricketers Draft

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By Jawad Hussain FORT LAUDERDALE, Oct. 2, 2018 (Press Release) — The United States of America is regarded as the birthplace of some of the most historic ideas that changed and shaped the world. The country is set to create history yet again as it will host the first-ever Youth Players Draft for the 2nd Youth US Open Cricket 2018 on October 20, 2018, at Fort Lauderdale, FL. The 2nd Youth US Open Cricket Tournament will be staged alongside the Senior US Open T20 tournament, which will be played at the ICC-approved venue of Central…

US Open draft gateway for cricketers

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New York, JFK – The upcoming draft for the 10th US Open T20 cricket tournament  will prove to be a gateway for cricketers in the United States and all over the world. This is the word from chairman of Cricket Council Council USA (CCUSA), Mahammad Qureshi. Speaking ahead of the draft while attending the US Cricket Hall of Fame function in New York, Qureshi said :”We invite everyone who is interested in playing at the US Open to register for our draft. Not everyone will be picked up in the…

Bangladesh down Pakistan to meet India in 2018 Asia Cup final

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Mushfiqur Rahim | 2018 Asia Cup
Mushfiqur Rahim | 2018 Asia Cup

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By Jawad Hussain KARACHI, September 26, 2018 (News925.com) – A clinical century by former skipper Mushfiqur Rahim inspired Bangladesh into final of the 2018 Asia Cup with a massive 37-run victory over Pakistan in the last Super-Four round match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday night.