The Australian fable is the latest big name to assurance up for the showpiece at the Kowloon Cricket Club from November 8-9.
Langer, 37, will accompany West Indies abundant Shivnarine Chanderpaul and above New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming in the All-Stars aggregation that will banderole the tournament.
“I'm captivated to be demography allotment in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes and I'm analytic advanced to what promises to be an agitative and aggressive weekend at the Kowloon Cricket Club,” said Langer.
“Having played abounding times adjoin Shivnarine and Stephen during my years in analysis cricket, I apperceive contiguous what abundant players they are and it will be a amusement to aggregation up with them in the All-Stars.
“We'll absolutely be traveling absolute to win the tournament.”
Langer retired from analysis candid endure year afterwards a ablaze 14-year career during which he was recognised as one of the world’s arch aperture batsmen.
The left-hander played 105 tests, accession 23 centuries at an boilerplate of 45.27, and was called Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2001.
He continues to play for Somerset in the English County Championship and will aswell appear for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League next year.
“Justin is one of the accurate greats of the avant-garde bold and we are actual admiring he has agreed to play in the Sixes,” said clash administrator Mark Burns.
“With three top names confirmed, the All-Stars aggregation is demography appearance and we apprehend to assurance up added domiciliary names in the advancing weeks.”
Chanderpaul, 34, was afresh called Wisden Cricketer of the Year and is currently the accomplished ranked batsman in the world.
The Guyana-born ace has played 112 tests, scoring 19 hundreds and 49 fifties.
Fleming, 35, retired from all-embracing candid beforehand this year afterwards a arch 14-year career in which he played 111 tests.
Burns aswell appear this year’s clash would absorb an eight-team format, with the All-Stars abutting six test-playing nations and hosts Hong Kong in the line-up.
“We accept featured 10 teams in the past, but the eight-team architecture is added aggressive and appeals added to players and admirers alike,” said Burns.
“It agency added matches – 22 as against to 21 endure year – and added candid for anniversary team, which is what the players want. It aswell gives assemblage added adventitious to see their favourite teams.
“In addition, the new architecture will aswell be easier to chase and will accomplish anniversary bout added meaningful.”
The clash is accepting organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
First captivated in 1992, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes continues to be absolutely accustomed by the International Cricket Council and is the sport's longest-running, best-established and a lot of high-profile sixes tournament.
Players who accept taken allotment over the accomplished 16 years cover Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram.
The HKCA’s gain from the clash will be ploughed anon aback into candid development in Hong Kong.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Hong Kong-Bound Chanderpaul Honoured by ICC
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes has been accustomed addition addition with brilliant allure Shivnarine Chanderpaul accepting called Cricketer of the Year by the sport’s apple body.
The West Indian ace was crowned at the International Cricket Council’s anniversary awards celebration in Dubai on Wednesday.
“I’m honoured to be accustomed this celebrated award,” said Chanderpaul, who had already been called Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
“A appropriate acknowledge you goes out to my manager, my abettor and all my supporters in the Caribbean and throughout the world. It's aswell important that I acknowledge my teammates after whom this wouldn't accept been possible.”
During the voting period, left-hander Chanderpaul played eight analysis matches, scoring 819 runs at an boilerplate of 91.00, including three centuries and six fifties, all adjoin the top seven teams in the world.
He aswell played 13 one day internationals in that time, topping the averages with 74.75 accepting denticulate 598 runs, with a aeon and 5 fifties.
Chanderpaul will band up with above New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Australian abundant Justin Langer for the All-Stars if the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is captivated at Kowloon Cricket Club from November 8-9.
“It’s abundant account for the Sixes that Chanderpaul has been recognised in this way by the ICC,” said clash administrator Mark Burns.
“We are committed to bringing apple chic players to our accident and they don’t appear any bigger than the man who holds not alone the ICC and Wisden Cricketer of the Year titles but aswell acme the accepted ICC batting rankings.
“We’re abiding Hong Kong admirers are traveling to appetite watching such a fantastically accomplished amateur who is at the aiguille of his game.”
The All-Stars will accompany six test-playing nations and hosts Hong Kong in the agency for the Sixes.
The clash is accepting organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
The West Indian ace was crowned at the International Cricket Council’s anniversary awards celebration in Dubai on Wednesday.
“I’m honoured to be accustomed this celebrated award,” said Chanderpaul, who had already been called Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
“A appropriate acknowledge you goes out to my manager, my abettor and all my supporters in the Caribbean and throughout the world. It's aswell important that I acknowledge my teammates after whom this wouldn't accept been possible.”
During the voting period, left-hander Chanderpaul played eight analysis matches, scoring 819 runs at an boilerplate of 91.00, including three centuries and six fifties, all adjoin the top seven teams in the world.
He aswell played 13 one day internationals in that time, topping the averages with 74.75 accepting denticulate 598 runs, with a aeon and 5 fifties.
Chanderpaul will band up with above New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming and Australian abundant Justin Langer for the All-Stars if the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is captivated at Kowloon Cricket Club from November 8-9.
“It’s abundant account for the Sixes that Chanderpaul has been recognised in this way by the ICC,” said clash administrator Mark Burns.
“We are committed to bringing apple chic players to our accident and they don’t appear any bigger than the man who holds not alone the ICC and Wisden Cricketer of the Year titles but aswell acme the accepted ICC batting rankings.
“We’re abiding Hong Kong admirers are traveling to appetite watching such a fantastically accomplished amateur who is at the aiguille of his game.”
The All-Stars will accompany six test-playing nations and hosts Hong Kong in the agency for the Sixes.
The clash is accepting organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
Pakistan Put Their Faith in Rising Star
The country’s selectors accept called a aggregation arranged with ascent aptitude for the 8-9 November showpiece at the Kowloon Cricket Club, for which tickets are affairs fast.
Test brilliant Faisal Iqbal – nephew of the abundant Javed Miandad – will advance the adolescent squad.
“We appearance the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes as the absolute ambiance in which to claret our advancing talent,” said Zakir Khan, administrator of candid operations for the Pakistan Cricket Board.
“The clash is, of course, fast and agitative and a lot of fun for anybody involved, but it is aswell acutely aggressive and puts a lot of burden on players to perform, so it is a acceptable acquirements acquaintance for our youngsters.
“Therefore, we accept called a adolescent band of actual able players who we achievement will go on to adore acknowledged careers for Pakistan.”
The Pakistan selectors accept top hopes for 20-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Talah, who already has best abstracts of 5-57 in his abbreviate aboriginal chic career.
All-rounder Anwar Ali, aswell 20, has best abstracts of 6-54 in calm candid and has already represented Pakistan in the Twenty20 arena.
Explosive batsman Kamran Younis, 23, is averaging 46.33 in calm Twenty20 cricket.
Leading the way will be Iqbal, a allusive adept at age 26 with 21 tests and 18 one day internationals to his name.
The highlight of Iqbal’s analysis career so far is a adept 139 against India in Karachi in 2006.
“Of course, it is important for the aggregation to accommodate some acquaintance as well, which is why we accept appointed Faisal Iqbal as captain,” added Khan.
“We apperceive Pakistan accept an outstanding almanac at the Sixes, so we assurance this aggregation to play able-bodied and accord our abounding supporters both in Hong Kong and actuality at home affluence to acclamation about.”
Pakistan accept been fatigued in a adorable Bradman Group for this year’s clash alternating with arch-rivals India, a able England band and a big-hitting South African line-up.
The aboriginal day’s agenda will see Pakistan and India face off in the final accumulation bold of the day with a abode in the Cup potentially at stake.
Pakistan won the countdown Hong Kong Cricket Sixes in 1992 and triumphed afresh in 1997, 2001 and 2002. Only England can bout their absolute of four wins in the event.
Sixes organisers accept accepted able admission sales for the 2008 tournament.
“We accept already awash bisected of the 3,300 tickets accessible to the accepted public,” accepted clash administrator Mark Burns.
“The acknowledgment from candid admirers has been accomplished and we apprehend the accident to afresh be a sell-out.
“In addition, all our accumulated accommodation spaces accept been sold, which is a absurd result.”
Tickets for the 2008 Sixes – priced at $780 for adults and $450 for accouchement – are on auction at the afterward locations:
•China Cricket International, Sheung Wan (Tel: 2543 8500)
•Dot Cod Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Central (Tel: 2810 6988)
•Hong Kong Cricket Club, Happy Valley (Tel: 3511 8668)
•Kowloon Cricket Club, Jordan (Tel: 2376 4141)
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is absolutely accustomed by the ICC and is the sport's longest-running, best-established and a lot of high-profile sixes tournament.
Players who accept taken allotment over the accomplished 16 years cover Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram.
The clash is organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
The HKCA’s gain from the Sixes will be ploughed anon aback into candid development in Hong Kong.
SQUADS
Pakistan: Faisal Iqbal (capt), Mohammad Salman, Waqas Ahmed, Raheel Majeed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Talah, Kamran Younis.
England: Dimitri Mascarenhas (capt), Graham Napier, Darren Maddy, Tim Bresnan, Ed Joyce, Jonathan Trott, Graham Wagg.
South Africa: Thami Tsolekile (capt), Gulam Bodi, Loots Bosman, Alan Kruger, Jon-Jon Smuts, Roelof van der Merwe, Johann Louw.
Test brilliant Faisal Iqbal – nephew of the abundant Javed Miandad – will advance the adolescent squad.
“We appearance the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes as the absolute ambiance in which to claret our advancing talent,” said Zakir Khan, administrator of candid operations for the Pakistan Cricket Board.
“The clash is, of course, fast and agitative and a lot of fun for anybody involved, but it is aswell acutely aggressive and puts a lot of burden on players to perform, so it is a acceptable acquirements acquaintance for our youngsters.
“Therefore, we accept called a adolescent band of actual able players who we achievement will go on to adore acknowledged careers for Pakistan.”
The Pakistan selectors accept top hopes for 20-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Talah, who already has best abstracts of 5-57 in his abbreviate aboriginal chic career.
All-rounder Anwar Ali, aswell 20, has best abstracts of 6-54 in calm candid and has already represented Pakistan in the Twenty20 arena.
Explosive batsman Kamran Younis, 23, is averaging 46.33 in calm Twenty20 cricket.
Leading the way will be Iqbal, a allusive adept at age 26 with 21 tests and 18 one day internationals to his name.
The highlight of Iqbal’s analysis career so far is a adept 139 against India in Karachi in 2006.
“Of course, it is important for the aggregation to accommodate some acquaintance as well, which is why we accept appointed Faisal Iqbal as captain,” added Khan.
“We apperceive Pakistan accept an outstanding almanac at the Sixes, so we assurance this aggregation to play able-bodied and accord our abounding supporters both in Hong Kong and actuality at home affluence to acclamation about.”
Pakistan accept been fatigued in a adorable Bradman Group for this year’s clash alternating with arch-rivals India, a able England band and a big-hitting South African line-up.
The aboriginal day’s agenda will see Pakistan and India face off in the final accumulation bold of the day with a abode in the Cup potentially at stake.
Pakistan won the countdown Hong Kong Cricket Sixes in 1992 and triumphed afresh in 1997, 2001 and 2002. Only England can bout their absolute of four wins in the event.
Sixes organisers accept accepted able admission sales for the 2008 tournament.
“We accept already awash bisected of the 3,300 tickets accessible to the accepted public,” accepted clash administrator Mark Burns.
“The acknowledgment from candid admirers has been accomplished and we apprehend the accident to afresh be a sell-out.
“In addition, all our accumulated accommodation spaces accept been sold, which is a absurd result.”
Tickets for the 2008 Sixes – priced at $780 for adults and $450 for accouchement – are on auction at the afterward locations:
•China Cricket International, Sheung Wan (Tel: 2543 8500)
•Dot Cod Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Central (Tel: 2810 6988)
•Hong Kong Cricket Club, Happy Valley (Tel: 3511 8668)
•Kowloon Cricket Club, Jordan (Tel: 2376 4141)
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is absolutely accustomed by the ICC and is the sport's longest-running, best-established and a lot of high-profile sixes tournament.
Players who accept taken allotment over the accomplished 16 years cover Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve and Mark Waugh, Viv Richards, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram.
The clash is organised and answer by the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s bartering arm, China Cricket International Limited.
The HKCA’s gain from the Sixes will be ploughed anon aback into candid development in Hong Kong.
SQUADS
Pakistan: Faisal Iqbal (capt), Mohammad Salman, Waqas Ahmed, Raheel Majeed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Talah, Kamran Younis.
England: Dimitri Mascarenhas (capt), Graham Napier, Darren Maddy, Tim Bresnan, Ed Joyce, Jonathan Trott, Graham Wagg.
South Africa: Thami Tsolekile (capt), Gulam Bodi, Loots Bosman, Alan Kruger, Jon-Jon Smuts, Roelof van der Merwe, Johann Louw.
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