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Old February 17, 2012, 04:45 AM
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Default International exhibition match in Toronto, May 12, 2012

Mainly in a matter of picking the players who would be available and interested to come to Toronto to play in the exhibition match, rather than selected on the basis of performance, Cricket Canada is giving the cricket-lovers in Toronto another opportunity to take in a potentially exciting match-up to be taken place in May this year.

BanglaCricket can rejoice at the fact that Tamim Iqbal is pencilled in to play for the Asia XI side, but his participation isn't confirmed yet. Only Shahid Afridi has reportedly been confirmed to take part in the event so far, which was announced at a press conference yesterday.

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The most talented international cricketers to play under a Canadian roof in almost 20 years – a mixture of legends and up-and-comers – will meet at Rogers Centre on May 12 in an all-star match that organizers hope will be at catalyst to move the sport into the Canadian psyche.
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Old February 17, 2012, 09:15 AM
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Would be nice if Shakib and Tamim come to Toronto - a plot to visit Toronto for me!
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Old February 17, 2012, 10:32 AM
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Would be nice if Shakib and Tamim come to Toronto - a plot to visit Toronto for me!
You should visit regardless
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Old February 17, 2012, 11:12 AM
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I will definitely come if few deshi players shows up. Expecting some hospitality from Canadian BC members . Just kidding.
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Old March 29, 2012, 10:38 AM
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Might go if ticket prices aren't too bad.
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Old March 30, 2012, 09:12 AM
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Date - May 12, 2012.
Ticket price - $25.

Looks like so far Afridi and Lara are confirmed.

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Old March 30, 2012, 09:14 AM
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Oronnya apu koi? She'll be very happy
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Old March 30, 2012, 10:35 AM
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Oronnya apu koi? She'll be very happy
Yesssssss I know about it and am superrrrrrrrrrr excited .. wish Shak came too
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Old March 30, 2012, 10:36 AM
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Yesssss I know about it .. and am super excited .. I wish Shak came too
Hmmm....na Melbourne ashe...na ashe Toronto....huh....kopal!!
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Old March 30, 2012, 10:40 AM
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The IPL starts next week, so I doubt he'll be able to make it. In fact, Pune has games scheduled the day before and after the Toronto match.
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Old March 30, 2012, 10:48 AM
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Yes, I don't think either Shak or Tamim will be able to play. This is after all a charity type game and that too played in Canada in some artificial type matting pitch. It's more for retired players such as Lara, Sunil Joshi, Grant Flower.

Those guys are much better playing. Even if they had sit out and warm the bench. But if they come, I will consider making the 10 hours trip.
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Old March 30, 2012, 06:55 PM
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The IPL starts next week, so I doubt he'll be able to make it. In fact, Pune has games scheduled the day before and after the Toronto match.
Yep. Although Tamim in all likelihood is no longer available, the organizers are still including his name in their promotions of this event. There was a rumour making the rounds on Facebook pages that Mash and Nasir will be coming to Toronto instead, which does good for the organizers to look to plan B and more representation from Bangladesh in the Asia XI as the subcontinent's hottest team right now. The names of Mushy and Riyad are also in the mix according to the organizers themselves (via Twitter).

But again, the way these exhibition matches are organized in most cases, I really can't put a stamp on the inclusion of ANY player until they actually arrive here in Toronto.

But I did my tickets well in advance and won't be missing out on the match at any cost.
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Old April 6, 2012, 04:41 PM
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THIS JUST IN: Nasir to play for Asia XI in the Toronto T20 exhibition. As it stands, Nasir will now join Tamim, who was one of the first batch of players confirmed by the organizers last month for this event.




Original announcement:


The Asia XI players confirmed thus far:

Shahid Afridi (captain)
Mohammad Hafeez
Tamim Iqbal
Sanath Jayasuriya
Umar Akmal
Misbah ul Haq
Nasir Hossain
Sunil Joshi
Mohammad Sami
Chanaka Welegedara
Saeed Ajmal

World XI confirmations:

Brian Lara (captain)
Brendan Taylor
Rizwan Cheema
Ashish Baghai
Jacob Oram
Dwayne Smith
Mark Boucher
Tim Southee
Tino Best
Stuart Macgill
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That World XI side will get absolutely steamrolled. Sounds more like a charity exhibition match rather than the Asia v ROW games of the past but should be a good treat for the cricket fans of Canada.
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Old April 6, 2012, 05:28 PM
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Sounds more like a charity exhibition match rather than the Asia v ROW games of the past but should be a good treat for the cricket fans of Canada.
And that is exactly what this match is

Funds are said to be raised by Cricket Canada for the development of the game in bringing cricket to the mainstream. A national broadcaster will be carrying the match live, and that's big in the overall context.
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And that is exactly what this match is

Funds are said to be raised by Cricket Canada for the development of the game in bringing cricket to the mainstream. A national broadcaster will be carrying the match live, and that's big in the overall context.
That is pretty big. Good for Canada and Cricket. And look at the amount of followers they got on twitter.

The whole thing has been very professional. Way more professional than the whole BPL. You can judge those things by looking at the posters, the logos, and website.
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but tamim is busy with ipl...
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Old April 6, 2012, 09:38 PM
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They will have to find a replacement for tamim. I doubt he will skip ipl for this game. I hope they replace Tamim with Mashrafee
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But I did my tickets well in advance and won't be missing out on the match at any cost.
share some pics

ai match ki live dakhabe internationally?
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Old April 7, 2012, 12:27 AM
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If they're broadcasting this in Canada on a mainstream channel, I'm sure Nadim or someone will find a chorai link haha
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Old April 7, 2012, 02:19 AM
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About Tamim's availability, I've been in constant touch with one of the media liaisons of the event, and I was informed that the organizers are still in talks with Tamim's agent. As it stands, he is still a contract for this match, and nothing has changed on that front since the IPL signing. But realistically, I don't expect him to get a release from Pune for a week. If I'm not mistaken, an IPL contract does not allow any player to leave camp unless it is due to national duties.

About the broadcast, the match will be telecasted by Rogers Sportsnet (and likely streamed on their website - www.sportsnet.ca), which is a prime sports channel of Canada, owned by the media giant Rogers. Cricket has slowly started to come to mainstream media here in Canada, starting with the 2011 World Cup, when Rogers struck deal with Cricket Canada and ICC to bag Canadian broadcasting rights for major ICC events and the IPL.
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About Tamim's availability, I've been in constant touch with one of the media liaisons of the event, and I was informed that the organizers are still in talks with Tamim's agent. As it stands, he is still a contract for this match, and nothing has changed on that front since the IPL signing.
You made it sound like as if you knew them personally. I thought you had the hook. I thought you were all very cool for sec until i checked their official twitter.

Just say twitter bro! Everyone can read it. lol thanks for the link

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Wow! Great job Mahir bhai. A very good decision in picking Nasir
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Old April 8, 2012, 12:23 AM
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You made it sound like as if you knew them personally. I thought you had the hook. I thought you were all very cool for sec until i checked their official twitter.

Just say twitter bro! Everyone can read it. lol thanks for the link
My apologies to you if I disappointed you, bro. I certainly don't have to justify to you how I keep in touch with the organizers, or anyone for that matter.
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Old April 8, 2012, 12:27 AM
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Wow! Great job Mahir bhai. A very good decision in picking Nasir
Zinatf, I am glad to share the information on this exhibition match as they become available. And yes, we've got to commend the organizers for being proactive in signing up a second player from Bangladesh after Tamim's participation became uncertain.
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