By Aijaz Ahmed Khan
JEDDAH — The 6th Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi Cup Softball Cricket Tournament will be played on the green turf of floodlit Shababia Sports City Old Airport ground here on Thursday and Friday.
All the 12 teams participating in this two-day unique championship belong to Hyderabad, India. They are: Charminar Majlis XI, Moghalpura Mumtaz Ahmed Khan XI, Malakpet Hyderabad Royals XI, Shalibanda BHCC, Mallepally MFCC, Sultan Shahi Parwaz CC, Rajendernagar Hitec XI, Telangana GTWA Warriors XI, Seven Tombs Kings XI, Golconda MHMCC, Tarnaka Strikers XI and Barkas Nahdi CC.
Standard rules of the cricket will be applied and there will be a running commentary by professional anchors Amer Ghaffar Siddiquei and Idris Ahmed Faridi.
Along with chief guest, Ahmeduddin Owaisi, President, Bazm-E-Ittehad Global; prominent journalist Khaled AlMaeena is expected to grace the matches.
The event is being organized by NRI’s Saudi Cricket Fraternity Forum, led by Aijaz Ahmed Khan (chairman), Syed Khaja Viqaruddin (vice chairman), Haroon Abdullah Bin Mahfouz (CEO), Mohammad Al-Qureshi Irfan (president).
The tournament organizing committee, which is led by Mirza Qudrath Nawaz Baig (commissioner), includes executive committee members Mohammad Shafi, Samar Khan, Shahid Malik, Nadeem Abdul Basith, Syed Afzal, Rafiullah, Ashfaque Mohiuddin, Syed Ishaq, Mohammed Iliyas, Maaz Khan and Rabbani.
