Emirates Cricket Selection Committee have today officially announced the 20 men’s players that have been awarded Emirates Cricket Central Contracts.
10 players will hold full-time contracts with 10 players retained on part-time contracts. Contract tenure is for a period of one-year.
“The Selection Committee is delighted with the number of young and enthusiastic players we identified for this group. Every one of them bring a broad range of complementing skills required to strongly represent the UAE at both the associate and international stages.” said Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Selection Committee Chairman, Emirates Cricket.
“As we eagerly wait for ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 pathway to recommence, opportunities such as the Emirates D10 and Emirates D20 tournaments will help prepare this group into a cohesive and a high-performing team.” added Dr. Kamali.
Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary, Emirates Cricket said; “Such an increase in contracted player-numbers is a very rewarding milestone for our Board, and one we are committed to building upon to ensure that UAE Cricket has a good group players to call on as we move toward restarting a regular playing calendar.”
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The players named on Emirates Cricket’s central contract roster are,
Full time;
Rohan Mustafa
Ahmed Raza
Mohammad Usman
Chirag Suri
Muhammad Boota
Sultan Ahmad
Zahoor Khan
Junaid Siddique
Waheed Ahmad
Zawar Farid
Part Time;
Aryan Lakra
Ansh Tandon
Karthik Meiyappan
Rahul Bhatia
Alishan Sharafu
CP Rizwaan
Basil Hamid
Matti Ullah
Fahad Nawaz
Sanchit Sharma
Name of Author: Emirates Cricket Board
The Emirates Cricket Board is the governing body for cricket in the United Arab Emirates. An Associate Member of the International Cricket Council since 1990, it represents the UAE at the ICC and is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council.
