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8 teams battle for glory in Maq T10/ USA Nationals

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BOCA RATON/FL – USA: A total of eight teams will do battle for the 2023 Maq T10/ USA Nationals title when the tournament bowls off on April 27 at the upgraded Maq Cricket Stadium in Palm Beach, Florida. The tournament which has become very popular over the years and an essential item on the domestic cricket calendar in the US, will carry a winning purse of US$10,000. It falls under the umbrella of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) which has administered cricket in the US for the past two decades. The…

Lalani Group from USA joins MCL Pakistan

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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.…

MCL Pakistan promise to be a big hit 

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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…

Qureshi says Bassarath is the right man

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MARGATE/FL: Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi says that newly elected vice president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Azim Bassarath is the right man for the job. Bassarath was elected unopposed as vice president of the regional cricket body at the board’s AGM recently held in Antigua. Newly elected president also unopposed is Dr. Kishore Shallow. Qureshi a veteran cricket administrator from America said he has observed Bassarath’s work for quite a while and is impressed with his leadership style. He recently made a trip down to Trinidad…

CCUSA boss congratulates Dr. Shallow

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Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has congratulated newly installed president of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dr. Shallow and says that his association stands ready to work with CWI for the betterment of the game.Dr. Shallow became CWI president replacing the outgoing Ricky Skerritt on Sunday at the board’s AGM in Antigua. Dr. Shallow will have as his deputy the president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB), Azim Bassarath. Qureshi a long standing cricket administrator from Boca Raton in Fort Lauderdale said : “I will do all that…

CCUSA the most stable in US cricket

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MARGATE/FL – USA: While strife continues in US cricket with the latest battle between USA Cricket and the league organizers of the upcoming Major League Cricket, cricket officials are saying that Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is the only stable body in the USA. At present the MLC which had its player draft a couple days ago has been caught in the battle with USA Cricket over sanctioning of the tournament. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has gotten involved and now they have sent out instructions to their members not to…

One week to win your land

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There is only one week remaining for a lucky patron to claim a plot of land at Indian Lakes, in Orlando. It is simple, one lucky person attending the Entertainers Concert put together by Meit Shah at the Osceola Heritage Park in Orlando on March 11, can win themselves a plot of land at Indian Lakes in Orlando courtesy Cricket Council USA (CCUSA). The cricket body led by Mahammad Qureshi has partnered with Shah and is gifting one lucky patron the land which has been preferred by many people. The…

Titan repeats as Tampa MCL champs

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By VINODE MAMCHAN TAMPA/FL-USA: Titan Scorpions repeated as champions of the Tampa MCL tournament when they got the better of newcomers Gladiators by five wickets in a tense final at Wesley Chapel in Tampa, Florida last Sunday. Tampa won the second tournament held in 2022 following in the footsteps of Samp Army who claimed the initial title in 2019. Led admirably by Chitranjan Singh Rathod, the Titan boys played unbeaten in the tournament to walk away with the US$6,000 first prize. Titans had earlier played the Gladiators in the first…

CCUSA to partner with Tobago

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Cricket Council USA will partner with the Tobago House of Assembly and the Tobago Cricket Association to boost sport on the Caribbean Island. News coming to hand is that chairman of Cricket Council USA Mahammad Qureshi made a trip down to Tobago and met with Chief Secretary of the THA Farley Augustine and discussions centered around the construction of a new cricket ground which would aid the country’s cricketers by providing a world class cricket facility for them to work on their craft. Qureshi speaking to News925 said: “I went…