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CCUSA to abide by all Covid-19 protocols

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Chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Players and officials attending the 2020 US Open T20 tournament will have to abide by strict Covid 19 protocols according to the chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi. The tournament will be held from December 15 to 20 at the Central Broward Regional Park and Qureshi said that all measures will be taken to keep everyone safe. “We value our cricketers and officials and we are going all out to make sure they are safe. We will be calling on the teams to support us…

CCUSA announces 8 teams for US Open

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Eight teams will take part in the 2020 US Open T20 tournament and the names of the teams were revealed on Saturday by Cricket Council USA (CCUSA). The eight teams taking part will be the US All Stars, Faisalabad Falcons, Afghan Zwanan CC, Atlanta Param Veers, SAMP Army, Brampton Pacers, Punjab Blue, and 22 Yards CC. Chairman and founder of CCUSA, Mahammad Qureshi explained that due to the Covid 19 pandemic the tournament will only cater to eight teams. “We had a total of 109 teams registering…

Zishawn in brilliant form

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DELRAY BEACH/FL – USA: Young all-rounder Zishawn Qureshi was in brilliant form on Sunday striking two quickfire half-centuries as matches continued at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale. The right-under lining up for Pakistan Eagles caught the eye with his awesome hitting. In the first match, he came up against Global Warriors, and opening the batting he had balls flying all over the facility. He struck 57 off just 24 balls with six massive sixes. He was able to take Pakistan Eagles to 131/8 off 15 overs.…

USA Nationals carded to get off

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The USA National Maq T10 Championship hosted annually by Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is back on after being postponed earlier this year due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. This is the news coming from chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. He said that the tournament this year will be played from November 14 to 15 at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach, Florida. According to Qureshi: “Earlier this year we were supposed to stage the USA Nationals Maq T10 championships but because of the Coronavirus, we had…

Shoaib lauds Maq at Hall of Fame event

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HARTFORD/CT – USA: Former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Mohammed has lauded the efforts of cricket administrator Mahammad Qureshi in building cricket in America. Mohammed made the comment during the zoom induction ceremony hosted by the US Cricket Hall of Fame in Harford Connecticut, USA. The son of the legendary Hanif Mohammed was one of 12 persons inducted into the US Cricket Hall of Fame by the organization. Speaking during his induction he said: “I really appreciate being part of this family now and my entire family is proud. I remember coming…

CCUSA brings Hall of Fame W Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has gotten together with the US Cricket Hall of Fame and will host the first-ever Hall of Fame Cricket World Cup event in Fort Lauderdale next September.This was revealed by the chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. Speaking to 925 News Qureshi said: “This year we are assisting the Cricket Hall of Fame by taking their Induction ceremony on October 3 ‘live’ across the world on MaqTv. Next year we have invited them to come to Florida for the 2021 Induction ceremony…

CCUSA appoints new Sponsorship Project Manager

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MARGATE/FL: USA – Cricket Council USA continues to prepare for the upcoming US Open T20 cricket tournament and has appointed a new sponsorship project manager in the form of Douglas Haase and he will go to work immediately with the 2020 tournament in mind. This was revealed by the chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. “We have appointed Douglas Haase as our new sponsorship project manager and he will go to work in getting sponsorship for our very popular marquee tournament the US Open T20 which will be played…

CCUSA Appoints new Regional Project Manager

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BOCA RATON/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has appointed a new project manager for regional development in the form of the experienced Vishwa Gaddamanugu. This was announced on Friday morning by chairman and CEO of CCUSA, Mahammad Qureshi. CCUSA is the umbrella body for eight cricket regions in the US and chairman Qureshi wants to ensure that cricket continues to grow in all the regions. Speaking to 925 News Qureshi said: “We have decided to appoint Vishwa Gaddamanugu as our project manager for regional development in our eight regions.…

How USA’s Ali Khan got to the IPL (with a little help from Dwayne Bravo)

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COURTESY BY: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Five days after his 28th birthday in December 2018, Ali Khan was sitting on the front steps of a Florida mansion known as the Cricketplex Resort, sobbing. Minutes earlier, Khan and three friends – Maq Qureshi, Shawn Qureshi, and former Pakistan Test batsman Faisal Iqbal – had been watching the IPL auction on a giant plasma screen with climactic excitement. After waking up at 5am for the auction coverage from Jaipur, Khan and his pals had waited more than four hours for the moment his name would be put…

CCUSA produces 1st IPL player

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“This young player from Ohio came to me some years ago and asked me to play at the US Open T20 tournament because he was not getting opportunities. We welcomed him into the fold and today he is now lined up to play at the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL).” The words of chairman and founder of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Muhammad Qureshi speaking about Mahammad Ali Khan. For the first time in history, the IPL will see participation by an American cricketer after Kolkata Knight Riders signed Ali Khan,…