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Teams
Representatives of Colorado Cricket League
(Author: Jarrar Jaffari, Adapted from
ColoradoCricket.org)
Team captain: Kitsiri Diasabeygunawardena
Profile: CCL Cougars will launch their bid for the regional championship under the dynamic leadership of Kitsiri Diasabeygunawardena, or in simple words Kit. Kit is the only player in the CCL team who has played for the USA team. Kit is an exceptionally good wicket Keeper and a very attractive middle order batsman, a great leader with an ability to instill his vision in the team and make them gel together.
Major teams: USA, CCL Cougars 05, Littleton CC
Dipal Patel
Profile: Left handed medium pacer and very attacking batsman, Dipal is one of the main members of one of the best clubs in CCL namely Fort Collins CC.
Major Teams: Fort Collins CC, CCL Cougars 05
Vamshi Kyatham
Profile: Very fine right handed batsman. He used to be a medium pacer but for some unknown reason this year changed into a leg break bowler.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 04/05, Central West Regional Team USA, Nizamabad District - AP India, Engineering College 4 Years and Lead College for 2 (3 & 4) yrs - MS India, Denver Sluggers CC
Jarrar Jaffari
Profile: Right Arm fast bowler who is born to be a tail-ender batsman. Jarrar is wearing many hats, CCL president, CWCB member of Board of Directors and a selector for the CW team.
Major teams: CCL Cougars 05, Coal Creek CC Gold, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad and Wah Cantt Eleven
Rajesh Solanki
Profile: A very fine swing bowler and very intimidating fighter, a real Cougar.
Major teams: Drugstore CC (seattle, NWCL), CCL Cougars 04/05, Coal Creek CC Gold
Nadeem Rafiq
Profile: A very fine fast bowler with an uncanny ability to swing the ball, a batsman in a very attacking mold. Nadeem is also captain of the Fort Collins CC.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 05, Coal Creek CC Gold, Fort Collins CC
Vaibhav Madhok
Profile: Rookie of the year in 2004, a crafty left handed batsman, left arm fast bowler with ability to move the ball either way.
Major teams: CCL Cougars 05, Colorado State University CC
Aravind Sampath
Profile: Captain of the CSU-CC, one of the best opening batsmen in CCL and very decent medium pacer who can bowl at an agonizing line and length.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 05, Colorado State University CC
Rajesh Mosur
Profile: Very fine opening batsman and a great fielder. MVP of the 2004 Knock-outs.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 04/05, Coal Creek CC Gold
Ravi Sajjan
Profile: One of the finest batters in the great state of Colorado.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 05, Junior College, B-division City league teams (in Hyderabad, India), Kingfisher CC (Arizona league), Fort Collins CC.
Pradeep Pagadala
Profile: The best wicket keeper that CCL has and a master batsman.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 04/05, Coal Creek CC Gold, One World CC
Swadeep Pagadala
Profile: The best spin bowler in the CCL and very decent batsman. Swadeep also lead the CCL team last year.
Major teams: CCL Cougars 04/05, Coal Creek CC Gold, One World CC
Randika Fernando
Profile: The most exciting youngster in the Colorado Cricket League. He recently piled up tons of runs in the Philly annual international Cricket festival. A superb fielder and a promising quicky.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 05, Littleton CC
Gopal Susarla
Profile: A great batsman and master fieldsman.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 05, Fort Collins CC, Coal Creek CC
Green Michael Doig
Profile: If someone tells me that there is a better fielder than Mike Doigin the region (Dallas, Austin and Houston included) I will pay to watch him fielding as I am sure there are not many of that breed in the world. A good batsman and a very decent bowler but he finds a spot in the team as a fielder.
Major teams: Springwood CC Brisbane Australia, CCL Cougars 04/05, Colorado Springs CC
Govind Unkalkar
Profile: Captain of the CCCC-Gold, one of the best all rounders, picking up 12 wickets in the opening two games of the 2005 season.
Major Teams: CCL Cougars 04/05/ Coal Creek CC Gold
Team Austin
Avinash Palaniswamy—(Captain)
RH Batsman, RA Off Spin
Major Teams - Tamilnadu Under 15, Madras Under 16, Anna University, South Zone Universities.
Avinash (known as Dr, Nash) is also one of CW selector representing CTCA. He has also been very active in defining rules of the tournament
Humayun Bashir—(Vice—Captain)
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Major teams: Rawalpindi Under 16, Under 19, Pakistan Railways, Quaid-E-Azam Trophy, Attended First Class Camps.
Amit Desai
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Played for HICC in Houston Cricket League, and HCCA Falcons in CTCL, MVP—HCL 2001 League Finals.
Vijai Natarajan
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Dabra as affectionately know by his team mates is one of the very best all rounder in CTCL. He is electrifying on the field and is in the top 3 in both batting and bowling stats.
Manish Chawla
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Major Teams—Delhi Under—19 Captain (Winners for 2 years) , Delhi University (Rohington Baria Champions), North Zone University, MD Univ Captain, DCA First Division
Subramanian Jayaram
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Major teams: Mumbai University, University of Michigan (Midwest League),Central Texas Cricket League
Zubair Hussain
RH Batsman, RA Off Spin
Zubair is a tremendously talented player with both bat and ball. He is one of the best all rounder in the league. He has represented Karachi under-19 in first class games in Pakistan.
Majad Ahmad
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Majad’s dedication to promote cricket as a sport and his passion about raising the level of cricket being played in Central Texas has made him a great leader. He possesses the best economy rate in the league this year.
Mohammad Naeem
RH Batsman, RA Off Spin, Wicket Keeper
Great Team Player, hard hitting batsman, with safe hands behind the wickets.
Umesh Murthy
LH Batsman, LA Off Spin
Played for KN Under 15 , Mysore University, Mysore Division, and Karnataka Ist Division. Capt for cricket team for SJ Engg College.
Kuldeep
Patel
RH Batsman, RA Medium
Played for US Cricket Team, Captain HICC Winners 2001,2002,2003 HCL, Captain HCL winners 2001-2002, Procricket Texas Arrowhead GM & Captain.
Representatives of Houston Cricket League
(Author: Jarrar Jaffari; Adapted from Colorado Cricket League)
Profile of the Association/League:
Houston Cricket League, is the oldest cricket league of the region. Their team is an awesome team. This year team is lead by Sushil Nadkarni who had represented India in Under-19.
Players:
Sushil Nadkarni
Profile: Captain, A very fine left-hand batsman and right arm spinner, India Under-19
Rafey Kazi:
Profile: V. Captain, Top order right hand batsman, played for USA
M. Asif:
Profile: Right handed batsman
Amir Nanji:
Profile: Fine allrounder
Neeraj:
Profile: Fine allrounder
Ankit:
Profile: Right handed batsman
Jam Ali:
Profile: Right handed batsman
Patrick:
Profile: Batsman/Wicketkeeper
Abid:
Profile: Medium Pacer, middle order batsman
Usman Shuja:
Profile: Right handed Fast Bowler, selected for USA 30
Mignesh:
Profile: Right handed batsman
Jermaine:
Profile: Left arm spinner
Representatives of North Texas Cricket Association
(Author: Jarrar Jaffari; Adapted from Colorado Cricket League)
North Texas Cricket Association (NTCA, from Dallas area) won the regional championship last year in Houston and is made up of very fine players. Here are their profiles:
1.Goutham Morab - Captain
Profile: Goutham has been in amazing form this year. He has scored 380 runs in 5 innings so far. He is a genuine swing bowler and a very stable left-handed batsman. He has represented the Central West last year.
2. Rahul Kukreti - Vice Captain
Profile: Rahul has represented the US national team and was part of the winning USA team in Sharjah last year. He is a solid opening batsman and an excellent wicket keeper. Rahul has been consistently representing the Central West region for the last few years.
3.Roshan Rao
Profile: Roshan is an elegant left-handed batsman who has been in fine nick the last two seasons. Roshan is technicallycorrect and can change gears as the situation demands with ease. Roshan is a thrill to watch and is a true play maker.
4.Ashar Khan
Profile: Ashar is a fast bowler in terrific form. He has already taken 19 wickets in 6 matches in the NTCA Premier Division. Ashar has also represented USA "A" team in their tour to Malaysia a couple of years ago. He is young and energetic player.
5.Nadeem Haroon
Profile: Nadeem is a gritty batsman with an impeccable defense and a penchant for big scores. He loves a challenge and usually comes up with a big performance when the chips are down. He is also very useful as a leg spinner.
6.Dennis Vengala
Profile: Dennis is a stylish right handed batsman very much in the VVS Laxman mold. In fact one would be surprised at the close resemblance of their stroke play. Dennis has been in good nick this season and will be a treat to watch if he gets going.
7.Tanveer Bhimani
Profile: Tanveer is an excellent wicketkeeper who has found his touch with the bat this season. He is lightning quick running between the wickets and also chasing down the ball. His speed is unrivalled in the
NTCA.
8.Alpesh Patel
Profile: Alpesh has shown glimpses of what a destructive a batsman he could be when he gets going. He has been a part of the Kenya under-19 team for a while before moving to Dallas two seasons ago. Alpesh is also a very good fielder who doesn’t think twice about diving around to stop the ball.
9.Vinod Shankar
Profile: Vinod is one of the most energetic and talented all rounder one has seen. His ability as a right-handed batsman can be a destructive one with a great strike rate. He also rolls his aright arm over with decent pace and swing. Vinod is a veteran of NTCA and thrill to watch on and off the field.
10.Vinay
Krishnappa
Profile: Vinay is a well built young fast bowler with plenty of potential. He has added a couple of yards of pace this season which has turned out to be a major difference for him. He has been troubling every batsman with his pace and accuracy. He is also good at giving the ball a whack lower down the order.
11.Sachin Shah
Profile: Sachin had a great year last season where he scored two centuries in the premier division. He is a very aggressive opening batsman and a useful off spin bowler. He also has a very positive never say die attitude.
12.Umer Musharraf
Profile: Umer is the new kid on the block. He is a 17 year old kid who has been taking NTCA by storm with his off spinners. Umer generates plenty of turn and his loop is extremely deceptive.
13.Sudharshan Chavva
Profile: Sudha has been the Dallas strike bowler for many years now. He still has the nip to trouble all batsmen and is very aggressive on the field. Sudha is more than useful with the bat and has contributed heavily in the middle order for his club in the last two seasons.
14.Paresh Chhotu - Manager/Coach
Profile: Paresh has been involved with NTCA cricket for over 7 years and is currently the treasurer of the Association. He brings a tremendous experience managing teams on tours in the past and is also known by all to be fair and just and would go a long way in keeping things together in Colorado. He is also a useful slow right arm deceptive bowler and loves batting down the line when runs are needed.
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