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DOHA
The Qatar Cricket Association and the Ministry of Interior have teamed up to celebrate the Qatar National Day at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium on December 18.
The Association, with the support of the Qatar Olympic Committee, will host a Twenty20 cricket match between Asian stars and Qatar national team players, informed Yousef Jeham al Kuwari, President of the QCA.
During a press conference on Monday, attended by MoI Public Relations Officer Lt Hamad Ali Jahweel al Marri, Kuwari said, “The Qatar National Day is a very significant event for all of us in Qatar. We wish to contribute to its massive success like the previous years with a T20 match between Asian stars and Qatar stars.
“This match, of course, would have not been possible without the support of QOC President His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, QOC Secretary-General Jassim Rashid al Buenain and the Ministry of Interior. We extend our deepest gratitude to them for their backing and cooperation in organising this match at the Asian Town Stadium,” he added.
Kuwari stressed that cricket is one of the most popular sports in Qatar and played by a huge number of people from Asian sub-continent communities here. “We love and respect all those who are living here. So this is our social responsibility to host sporting activities to involve them.”
“The feature of the Asian stars team is that we included players from many countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. We hope that a large number of fans will turn up at the venue and make the Qatar National Day celebrations an event to cherish for a long time,” the QCA president said.
MoI PRO Lt Hamad Ali Jahweel al Marri said, “It is our pleasure to join hands with the QCA for this match to celebrate the Qatar National Day. The ministry appreciates efforts such as this to involve various communities.”
Also present during the press conference were MoI Community Reach Our Coordinator Faisal al Hudawi, QCA Operations Manager Manzoor Ahmad and QCA Domestic Cricket Head Gul Khan Jadoun.
Asian Stars Team:
AfghanistancTypeface:> Asadullah Khan, Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai
Sri Lanka: Ajantha Winslow Mendis Balapuwaduge, Aseela Sampath Gunarathne Dawnde Gedara
PakistancTypeface:> Umar Gul, Fawad Alam
BangladeshcTypeface:> Mohammad Elias, Mohammad Ashraful
NepalcTypeface:> Mahamad Hasim Ansari, Sanjam Regmi
IndiacTypeface:> Venkatesh Prasad
Qatar Team:
Inam-Ul Haq (captain), Tamoor Sajjad (Vice-captain), Mohammad Rizlan, Faisal Khan, Malik Awais, Hafiz Tanveer, Hafiz Nadeem, M Noman, Imran Ashraf, Iqbal Chaudhary, Kamran Khan, Zaheeruddin, Gayan, Khurram Shahzad.
Reserve playerscTypeface:> Qalandar, Dharmang, Naveed.
DOHA
The Qatar Cricket Association and the Ministry of Interior have teamed up to celebrate the Qatar National Day at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium on December 18.
The Association, with the support of the Qatar Olympic Committee, will host a Twenty20 cricket match between Asian stars and Qatar national team players, informed Yousef Jeham al Kuwari, President of the QCA.
During a press conference on Monday, attended by MoI Public Relations Officer Lt Hamad Ali Jahweel al Marri, Kuwari said, “The Qatar National Day is a very significant event for all of us in Qatar. We wish to contribute to its massive success like the previous years with a T20 match between Asian stars and Qatar stars.
“This match, of course, would have not been possible without the support of QOC President His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, QOC Secretary-General Jassim Rashid al Buenain and the Ministry of Interior. We extend our deepest gratitude to them for their backing and cooperation in organising this match at the Asian Town Stadium,” he added.
Kuwari stressed that cricket is one of the most popular sports in Qatar and played by a huge number of people from Asian sub-continent communities here. “We love and respect all those who are living here. So this is our social responsibility to host sporting activities to involve them.”
“The feature of the Asian stars team is that we included players from many countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. We hope that a large number of fans will turn up at the venue and make the Qatar National Day celebrations an event to cherish for a long time,” the QCA president said.
MoI PRO Lt Hamad Ali Jahweel al Marri said, “It is our pleasure to join hands with the QCA for this match to celebrate the Qatar National Day. The ministry appreciates efforts such as this to involve various communities.”
Also present during the press conference were MoI Community Reach Our Coordinator Faisal al Hudawi, QCA Operations Manager Manzoor Ahmad and QCA Domestic Cricket Head Gul Khan Jadoun.
Asian Stars Team:
AfghanistancTypeface:> Asadullah Khan, Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai
Sri Lanka: Ajantha Winslow Mendis Balapuwaduge, Aseela Sampath Gunarathne Dawnde Gedara
PakistancTypeface:> Umar Gul, Fawad Alam
BangladeshcTypeface:> Mohammad Elias, Mohammad Ashraful
NepalcTypeface:> Mahamad Hasim Ansari, Sanjam Regmi
IndiacTypeface:> Venkatesh Prasad
Qatar Team:
Inam-Ul Haq (captain), Tamoor Sajjad (Vice-captain), Mohammad Rizlan, Faisal Khan, Malik Awais, Hafiz Tanveer, Hafiz Nadeem, M Noman, Imran Ashraf, Iqbal Chaudhary, Kamran Khan, Zaheeruddin, Gayan, Khurram Shahzad.
Reserve playerscTypeface:> Qalandar, Dharmang, Naveed.
