The Emirates Cricket Selection Committee today officially announced the 20 men who have received Emirates Cricket Central Contracts.

10 players have full-time contracts, with 10 players keeping part-time contracts. The contract period is one year.

“The selection committee is delighted with the number of young and enthusiastic players that we have identified for this group. Each of them brings a wide range of complementary skills necessary to represent the UAE strongly at both an associate and international level. “Said Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Chairman of the Emirates Cricket Selection Committee.

“As we eagerly await the journey to the ICC Men’s World Cup in 2023, opportunities such as the Emirates D10 and Emirates D20 tournaments will help prepare this group into a cohesive and high performing team.” added Dr. Kamali added.

Emirates Cricket general secretary Mubashshir Usmani said; “Such an increase in contracted player numbers is a very rewarding milestone for our board. We want to build on UAE Cricket’s having good group players to fall back on when we restart a regular game calendar.”

The players named on Emirates Cricket’s central contract list are as follows:

FULL TIME

Rohan Mustafa

Ahmed Raza

Mohammad Usman

Chirag Suri

Muhammad Boota

Sultan Ahmad

Zahoor Khan

Junaid Siddique

Waheed Ahmad

Zawar Farid

PART TIME

Aryan Lakra

Ansh Tandon

Karthik Meiyappan

Rahul Bhatia

Alishan Sharafu

CP Rizwaan

Basil Hamid

Matti Ullah

Fahad Nawaz

Sanchit Sharma

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