Four of the players who helped Sri Lanka to their maiden Hong Kong Cricket Sixes triumph last year have been included in the team that will defend the title next week. Captain Indika De Saram – the hero of Sri Lanka’s stunning final victory over the All-Stars – will lead the team once more. He will be joined by three other members of the victorious 2007 squad, Jeewantha Kulatunga, Dilhara...
Pakistan have turned to youth as they attempt to win the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes for a record fifth time. The country’s selectors have chosen a team packed with rising talent for the 8-9 November showpiece at the Kowloon Cricket Club, for which tickets are selling fast. Test star Faisal Iqbal – nephew of the great Javed Miandad – will lead the young squad. “We view the Hong Kong Cricket...
The UBS Hong Kong Open – already considered Asia’s heritage tournament – has become even more high profile with the unveiling of the European Tour’s new International Schedule. The Fanling showpiece will feature twice in the extended 2009 programme, which begins early next month and concludes almost 13 months later. And that means next year’s UBS Hong Kong Open will be the final event...
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to ensure day one of the 2008 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes ends with a bang. The Asian giants will bring the curtain down on the first day’s action when they face off in a potentially crucial Bradman Group encounter. The two teams have some of the most spirited fans at the Sixes and their showdown can be expected to crank up the atmosphere to fever pitch...
A team of test legends will be behind the microphones when the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is staged next month. Lining up in the commentary box at the Kowloon Cricket Club on 8-9 November will be “all-star†quintet Waqar Younis, Sanjay Manjrekar, Ian Bishop, Danny Morrison and Kumar Sangakkara. The five players are well qualified to call the shots for broadcaster Ten Sports – they boast 291...
The 50th edition of the UBS Hong Kong Open will also see a first for the historic showpiece – its inaugural international qualifying event. Dozens of hopefuls will tee it up at the Palm Resort Golf and Country Club in Johor, Malaysia on November 4 to battle for three slots available in the main tournament. Title sponsor UBS has pushed strongly for the international event to be initiated as it...
Big-hitting Graham Napier can be expected to provide the fireworks when ambitious England attempt to reclaim the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes title next month. The explosive Essex batsman hammered an astonishing 152 – including a world record 16 sixes – in a Twenty20 game against Sussex in June. Now he has been named in a powerful England squad for the Sixes, to be held at Kowloon Cricket Club on...
The 50th edition of the UBS Hong Kong Open will also see a first for the historic showpiece – its inaugural international qualifying event. Dozens of hopefuls will tee it up at the Palm Resort Golf and Country Club in Johor, Malaysia on November 4 to battle for three slots available in the main tournament. Title sponsor UBS has pushed strongly for the international event to be initiated as it...
Teams taking part in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes will arrive in style after organisers announced a key sponsorship deal today (Tuesday). Cathay Pacific Airways will be the tournament’s Official Airline following an agreement that will further boost the world famous Sixes. Eight international teams – including an All-Stars side boasting test legends Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer and...
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes has been given another boost with star attraction Shivnarine Chanderpaul being named Cricketer of the Year by the sport’s world body. The West Indian ace was crowned at the International Cricket Council’s annual awards ceremony in Dubai on Wednesday. “I’m honoured to be given this prestigious award,†said Chanderpaul, who had already been named Wisden...