November 2020

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4. Publisher’s Message! 6. Cricket Canada Update: 2021 Hosting Opportunities Anticipated! 8. One On One: David Liverman, Vice President Cricket Canada! 10. Ravi Singh Seeking Lanka Premier League Glory! 14. One To Watch: Faisal Jamkandi 18. Coach’s Corner: The Importance Of Shot Selection! 20. Shah Zafar At The Helm Of Cricket Ontario! 23. Cricket Newfoundland …

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Cricket Canada Update!

With little cricket taking place, Cricket Canada is working on a number of initiatives that will put prepare the organization for a resumption of international cricket in 2021. If COVID-19 restrictions allow, there is a full compliment of ICC tournaments next year to prepare for, as well as national events that will assist in selecting …

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One On One David Liverman Cricket Canada Vice President!

As part of our continuing engagement with Cricket Canada’s Board Members on their portfolio assignments Wickets’ Publisher Tony McWatt interviewed Vice President David Liverman about his initiatives and activities. The following are David Liverman’s provided responses to the questions that were posed to him. 1. TM: For the benefit of our Wickets Readers what are …

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Ravi Singh Seeking Lanka Premier League Glory!

A totally unexpected COVID-19 positive test result has left Canada’s Ravi Singh alone and quarantined in his hotel room. That’s where Singh unfortunately found himself on November 26, while his Colombia Kings teammates were completing an exciting super-over win over the Kandy Tuskers in their opening match of the Inaugural 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL). …

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Ravi Singh: UpClose Take20!

1. City of Birth? Kaburthala, Punjab 2. Favorite Childhood Cricket Memory? As A 12 Year Old Showing Up At 3;30 Am For A 7:00 Am Scheduled Cricket Training! 3. Childhood Ambition? Become A Professional Cricketer 4. Favorite School Subjects? Math, Social Studies 5. Favorite Book? A Century Is Not Enough! 6. Favorite Movie? Hangover 7. …

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One To Watch: Faisal Jamkandhi!

Born on October 07, 1999 Faisal Jamkhandi grew up playing ice hockey. He readily confesses to not having known what cricket was until at age 11 he was invited to play it with some family friends during a park gathering. His enjoyment of that introductory experience was however, sufficiently immense as to prompt an immediate …

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ONE TO WATCH: 11 YEAR OLD MYNAH THOMAS, THE FUTURE OF CANADIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET!

As a mere toddler, Mynah Thomas was gifted a handmade cricket bat by her father Nagy. The bat was lovingly crafted from a two by- four piece of wood by her father Nagy, who even went to the extent of carving her name on it. The hand carved wooden bat became such a favorite toy …

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WE WILL FINISH, AND WE ARE NOT GIVING UP: SHAH ZAFAR

Determination, discipline, and dedication are the three words that aptly describe Shah Zafar, President, Ontario Cricket. Shah Zafar is an athlete, a cricketer, a basketball referee, a cricket umpire and a renowned sports administrator whose experience spans over four long decades. A migrant from Karachi, Pakistan, Zafar has been a passionate cricket follower since his …

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