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Ramadhan and cricket go hand in hand

June 18, 2017 webadmin 0 comment

Mahammad Qureshi batting at 1.35am in the morning in Sunrise, Florida. Muslims the world over are observing the holy month of Ramadhan but at the same time the cricket fever has caught on and the two seem to be working hand in hand for muslims in Fort Lauderdale, USA. Mahammad Ahmed Qureshi (MAQ) who is currently fasting has decided to launch the MAQ cricket league in Fort Lauderdale for members of the mosque located ISFS Masjid grounds in Sunrise. What is so special about this tournament is…

Memories of 125 Years Old Queen’s Park Cricket Club

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 webadmin 0 comment

Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi* Musing over the history of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club of the twin island of Trinidad & Tobago, the words of Winston Churchill echoed in my ears, “History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passions of former days.” Recalling the initial days of club, the celebrity writer C. L. R. James (author of Beyond A Boundary) wrote, “”they were for the most part white and often wealthy…