UAE fly to Australia with confidence in Twenty20 World Cup second round

“We are confident of entering the main draw (Super 8),” Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) director of cricket Robin Singh told Gulf News before boarding a flight carrying the dreams of UAE players, young and old alike. experienced.

It will be a fantastic experience for the young UAE players, six of whom have been promoted from the junior ranks, including vice-captain Vriitya Aravind.

“I’m really excited and looking forward to the World Cup,” said the 20-year-old goalkeeper batsman. After scoring a lot this year in various forms, it’s understandable that the ICC men’s ICC in Scotland a few months ago Vriitya has been promoted to the role of vice-captain ahead of the start of the Cricket World Cup League 2 series.

“My role is not much different because as a goalkeeper I am the leader of the team no matter what and now I have to officially continue that role. It is a good role, CP is the new captain and I am His deputy, it’s a new experience for us. And, hopefully, we do well in the World Cup,” he added.

The UAE have put a touchstone on their preparations with a two-match series against Bangladesh, which has given a good look at the developmental field, but there have been many positives from the match, chief among them the excellence of the junior all-rounder. Impressive bowling by Aayan Khan and Karthik Meiyappan.

Captain CP Rizwan believes that arriving in Australia early will help the team adapt more quickly and understand what it takes to be a winner. Along the way, the UAE will play several practice matches and two official warm-up matches on October 10, one against two-time champions West Indies, three days later Scotland and then the Netherlands in their first match.

“We are confident in performing well at the World Cup and getting ready for the journey. We have adapted to the situation early on and got the positives from the series against Bangladesh and believe in our preparations. I am sure we will adapt more quickly and adapt our skills to the conditions in Australia,” said skipper Rizwan.

The Bangladesh series was a confidence booster for the UAE, who lost seven points in their first match and 32 in their second. But the UAE have excelled in both matches against the experienced trial nations.

“These two games were confidence boosters for us. We didn’t lose by a big margin, even in bowling we didn’t give much profit and easy boundaries, Bangladesh The partnership has been going on and we have learned from it and corrected the smaller mistakes,” Rizwan said, detailing the mistakes: “We missed a couple of opportunities and we needed to convert them. Then it would generate A big difference,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, the Emirates Cricket Board unveiled their stunning new logo and kit on Thursday.

ECB member Zayed Abbas, who will also lead the UAE team to Australia, said: “Our board is very proud of the new UAE cricket logo, which symbolises the rich history and honour of our In keeping with the sport’s deep roots in the UAE, at the same time, we have retained core design elements and we have adopted a dynamic shift of primary colours to symbolise our progressive future and better align with today’s sporting and business environment,” the ECB website say.

While key elements of the logo remain the same, the color palette incorporates a “gold and sophistication” look designed to honor and pursue our nation’s vision. The reinvigorated logo embodies confidence and elegance and now sits proudly on a rich magenta and vibrant blue jersey in colours “inspired by the beautiful winters of the UAE”.