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Teams can still continue with registration

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The very next day when the 2019 US Open T20 ended chairman Mahammad Qureshi and operations manager Sofian Qamar started to plan for this year's tournaments.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Teams interested in playing at the USA Nationals Maq T10 and the 2020 US Open T20 tournament can do so through Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) websites. Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi has mentioned that although the COVID 19 pandemic is still around, plans for the future must be put in place. “We need to be positive. I always preach being positive to all my compatriots and everyone I come into contact with. At the moment the battle against this COVID 19 pandemic seems enormous and…

No cricket in Ramadan this year as PCB denies NOC to tournament organisers

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Courtesy by : https://www.cricingif.com/ Amid the coronavirus pandemic, tournaments keep getting cancelled and this year during Ramazan, fans won’t get an opportunity to enjoy the action-packed Twenty20 competitions. The T20 games that are spread across several tournaments in Karachi provides lots of entertainment to spectators as these events precede the festival of ‘Eid’ and so often capacity crowds are observed at various venues in the metropolis. The matches start in the evening and would go on till late at night. They garner a lot of attention and players seem to…

Cricketers agree virus package to support game

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“The English cricket season has been postponed due to the coronavirus. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – County cricketers will take “maximum reductions” in their salaries during April and May and have agreed to waive £1 million ($1.25 million) in prize money during the coronavirus crisis, the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) announced on Wednesday. The county championship, comprising four-day matches, was due to start on Sunday but English cricket is shut down until at least May 28, with the expectation of further postponements. The PCA on Wednesday welcomed the collective player…

Virus prevents play at Trump-opened world’s biggest cricket stadium

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“US President Donald Trump waves to a 110,000-strong crowd as he opens the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad in February. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – There is no larger symbol of the global sports shutdown than cricket’s 110,000-seater Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, opened by US President Donald Trump, but yet to see a ball bowled. India’s newest and the world’s biggest cricket stadium lies empty because of the coronavirus pandemic.Where there should be the sound of leather on willow and the roar of the crowd, there is only…

CCUSA as firm as ever

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CCUSA Media Manager Vinode Mamchan.

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SAN FERNANDO/T&T – West Indies: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has remained as strong as ever despite the problems associated with the Covid 19 pandemic that has gripped the world. So says media manager Vinode Mamchan. According to Mamchan: “We thank God that all our staff and associates remain free of this virus and we have been able to keep all the functioning arms working during this time. “While all employees as practicing social distancing and are being careful they continue to function using technology that has basically saved us during…

The best of US Open T20 is yet come

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Chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi at left with top players at US Open T20, Muhammad Ali Khan and Hamza Tariq.

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MARGATE/FL – USA: When the US Open T20 rolls around in December of this year, it will be the best to have ever been played, so says chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi. The top administrator who has been staging the US Open T20 for the past 11 years says that when players turn out to take part in the tournament, they will come with renewed vigor as they are missing the game a lot during this COVID 19 pandemic. “At this moment in life, many…

Maq: We are down but not out

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi using a cricketing analogy to express his views on the COVID 19 Pandemic said that cricket is down but not out. “Cricket is down at the moment but not out. We have been dealt a severe bouncer and at the moment we are on the ground but we will rise again to face the next delivery. We must be strong, be sensible and flexible to get past this situation. “It is a battle of attrition when it comes to…

Sri Lanka curfew forces cricket team to improve fitness

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“Coach Mickey Arthur has sent out individual home training regimes to his Sri Lankan players. ©AFP” /> Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s cricket team have been ordered onto customised home training regimes during the coronavirus lockdown by coach Mickey Arthur following frequent accusations of poor fitness. Arthur said the players have been given tailor-made programmes while they wait to see if key tournaments such as the Indian Premier League and Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead this year. “I have been sending out exercises to each player,” the South African…

Qureshi starts the helping process

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Mahammad Qureshi always assisting those in need

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA), Mahammad Qureshi continues to put his money where his mouth is and has begun the process of donating money to the Coronavirus pandemic fight. A couple of weeks ago the Fort Lauderdale businessman donated T20 Energy drinks by the cases to seven COVID 19 shelters in Broward and today he continues by spending his money is a bat auction that will lead to funds going directly to assist with the fight. Speaking to News 925 Qureshi said: “I give…

Edgbaston to be converted into temporary coronavirus testing station

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ The Edgbaston ground in Birmingham will serve as a drive-through test centre for the National Health Service (NHS) staff to detect the novel coronavirus. The stadium’s car park has been donated to the NHS workers by Warwickshire County Cricket as the UK government desperately tries to increase the testing capacity for the lethal virus. NHS staff have been at the forefront by treating infected patients with several fundraising initiatives undertaken by prominent personalities to help the medical personnel. “Warwickshire CCC has donated Edgbaston to the Department of…