Sharjah CC Academy sides on UK tour

Organised by the Sharjah Cricket Council (SCC) for the first time in more than eight years, the tour party is accompanied by coaches Mohammed Hyder Kazmi, Vikram Dutt and Thassim Junkeer.

They will play matches against English county side Surrey, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The cricketers will also visit Lord’s on Saturday.

“The intention behind organising this tour is to expose the young boys to a good level of cricket. We have arranged matches so that the boys get a chance to play on different grounds,” said Mazhar Khan of SCC.

“It is a good learning curve and they get confident from such exposure,” said Kazmi.