Year 2008

September 27, 2008 Mithila Raja top scored for Royals and took two wickets

http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/planning-does-the-trick-for-ibsons-and-new-medical-in-rufi-cup-1.133225

Dulsco Ramadan Open : Dubai Royals beat Al Barakah by 53 runs.Dubai Royals 160 for 9 (Mithila 29, Aamir 29, Abdullah 3 for 36, Waqas 2 for 22, Sharukh 2 for 31) Al Barakah 102 for 6 (Waqas 33, Farooq 27n.o, Mithila 2 for 15). Man of the match: Mithila Raja.



22 Mar 2008 Top stars for Alam Steel cricket tournament
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=sports&xfile=data/sports/2008/march/sports_march926.xml


SHARJAH -The cream of cricketing talent in the UAE will be on display when the Four Nations tournament, sponsored by Alam Steel, gets under way here on March 25, a Press release said.


The tournament, featuring Emirates India, Emirates Pakistan, Emirates Sri Lanka and Emirates Rest, will revive memories of the days when it used to be one of the most popular fixtures on the domestic circuit.


Somewhere in the heat of dust of the desert, it lost its way, but it has now been given a fresh lease of life by old-timer Shyam Bhatia, who is the managing director of Alam Steel.


There will be no dearth of motivation for players as they will be competing for national pride in a friendly atmosphere. All the four sides are packed with talent and anyone can win on their day.


“I always wanted to revive this tournament as it produces a healthy rivalry among the players,” said Bhatia, who also sponsors the annual Shyam Bhatia awards where top cricketers are honoured for their achievements during the season.


“The very intention behind reviving this event is to create more playing opportunities for the players. I am sure with time this tournament will regain all its lost glory and lusture,” he said.


The tournament kicks off with a match between Emirates India and Pakistan at the Sharjah stadium, starting at 5pm. In all six matches will be played before the top two teams make it to the final which will be played on May 9.


ECB captain Saqib Ali will lead the Emirates Pakistan side while Naeemuddin Aslam, another ECB star, will spearhead the Emirates India challenge. Pradeep Chandana will captain the Emirates Sri Lanka side.


Emirates Rest will be led by former UAE captain Mohammed Tauqir. It comprises UAE nationals and those who are born here and has all the potential to spring a surprise.


Emirates-India: Naeemuddin Aslam (Captain), Bakhtiyar Palekar, Prashanth Braggs, Vikranth Shetty, Syed Maqsood, Piyush Maloo, Nithin Gopalkrishna, Mukhtar Kadri, Ojas Mehta, CTK Mashood, Swapnil Patil, Nigel D’Souza, Jayaprakash Shetty, Zaheer Mahamood, Devendra Taneja, Yasin Sikander, Jarnail Singh, Ravi Verma.


Standbys: Adnan Ul Mulk, Arjun Lamba and Umair Peshimam.

Officials: Mohamed Lokhandwala, Shaji Shahtaj and Mohammed Hyder.


Emirates-Pakistan: Saqib Ali (captain), Khuram Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Rehman, Amjad Ali, Arshad Ali, Azhar Gul, Fayaz Ahmed, Haroon Iftikhar, Naeem Ullah, Nasir Aziz, Owais Hameed, Sajjad Ahmed, Shaiman, Kashif Butt, Mohammed Kashif, Sharif Asadullah, Amjad Javid and Zahid Shah.


Officials: Mansoor Pasha, Farrukh siddiqui and Inam Ul Haq.


Emirates-Rest: Mohammed Tauqir (captain), Salman Farooq (vice-captain), Fardan Khalid, Sameer Zia, Ahmed Raza, Babar Malik, Fahad Al Hashimi, Rashid Khan, Qasim Zubair, Khurram Saeed Ahmed, Adel Farooq, Alawi Shukri, Aman Shirazi, Aosaf Ali, Shoaib Sarwar, Mohammed Iqbal, Jasim Al Suwaidi, Moiz Shahid


Standbys: Farukh Kazmi, Humaid Ahmed and Khawar Saeed.


Officials: Mohammad Redha Abbas, Amin Farooq and Saeed Al Saffar.


Emirates-Sri Lanka: Pradeep Chandana (captain), Shadeep Silva (vice-captain), Tuan Bongso, Hewadewage Fernando, Niresh Fernando, Gayan Silva, Manjula Guruge, Shehan Dharmasena, Mohammed Azeez, Athula Sedara, Indika Batuwita, Janaka Bandara, Kumara Bandaranayake, Tharaka Samaratunge, Mithila Rajapakse, Oshada Warnapura, Eranga Jayasekera and Rumara Nishantha


Standbys: Kelum Fernando and Nihal Prasad