Bagai to join Cricket Canada full time

Ashish Bagai

By RON FANFAIR

National cricket captain, Ashish Bagai, is leaving his job in England's financial sector at the end of August to join Cricket Canada full time.

He's one of seven national players who have accepted central contracts with the national cricket association. The others are medium-pacers, Umar Bhatti, Henry Osinde and Harvir Baidwan, and all-rounders, Rizwan Cheema, Khurram Chohan and Sunil Dhaniram.

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"These players are the nucleus of our team for the 2011 World Cup and we are excited to have them under contract," said coach Pubudu Dassanayake. "Having Ashish in the fold full time is absolutely great news because he has proved Sexcams
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that he's one of our best players. He has always contributed when he's available and we are delighted he's committed to the program until the end of the next World Cup."

Bagai represented Canada in the recent One-Day Internationals in Scotland and The Netherlands. He was, however, unavailable for the four-day Intercontinental Cup matches because Sexchat of work commitments.

Cricket Canada's acting chief executive officer, Ingleton Liburd, said opener, Geoff Barnett, was also offered a contract which he turned down, citing personal commitments. The left-handed batsman, who was hobbled by a back injury during the recently concluded European tour, has also informed Cricket Canada that he's unavailable for next month's home series against Kenya because of a family engagement.

Liburd said the contracts will be reviewed annually and the contracted players will be remunerated according to their seniority and significance to Canadian cricket.

The national side returned home last Sunday after winning just one game during their three-week European tour. Canada Camsex Sex Cam Livesex defeated Scotland by six wickets in the first of two One-Day Internationals. The Scots Livesex
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Canada dropped a 50-run decision to The Netherlands in their first ODI while the second was washed out by rain. The four-day match was also ruined by bad weather.

The 10-team field that will take part in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup global qualifier in September is now complete after the last of the regional qualifiers ended last Monday in Jersey, in the British Channel Islands.

Ireland and The Netherlands finished first and second respectively in the European youth tournament. The Irish, Dutch and Scots were 5-1 in the series, but Scotland lost out on net run rate.

Canada will host the United States, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Ireland and The Netherlands in the global qualifier in the Greater Toronto Area from September 1 to 13.

The top five teams will join Kenya and the ICC's 10 Full Members, Australia, England, West Indies, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and host country New Zealand in next year's 16-team youth World Cup.