The chairman of the Cricket Kenya selection committee Alfred Njuguna with white shirt leads players and officials in a press conference that saw a team of 14 players being named for the Rwanda mens ICC T20 world Cup
By Fred Maingi
Captain Sachin Bhudia of Kanbis Sports club will lead the Kenya Cricket senior men’s National team to Kigali, Rwanda for the ICC mens T20 world cup.
Veteran David Obuya will be the teams Head coach while Moses Muturi will be the team manager cum Physiotherapist The team jets out on Nov 15th with a squad of 14 players and two officials.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda on15th – 26th
November 2022 in a round robin format. This is the first step towards the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The top two teams from the tournament will join the winner and runner up of the Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B tournament that will start on( 1st-
9th December) in the Regional final
alongside Namibia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The top two teams from the Regional event will proceed to the World Cup which will be hosted by West Indies and the United States.
The Selection panel has
appointed a new captain and vice-captain to lead an integrated team of experience and upcoming talent.
The team has been in camp for the last two weeks at the Nairobi Gymkhana, in
readiness for the task ahead. Coach David Obuya said the team is exuding confidence of performing well adding that they are ready to give their opponents a run for their money.
Squad-
- Rushabh Patel Swamibapa Sports Club
- Pushkar Sharma–Ruaraka Sports Club
- Irfan Karim(WK) –Aziz Damani Cricket Club(Uganda)
- Collins ObuyaObuya Cricket Academy
- Rakep PatelKanbis Sports Club
- Sukhdeep SinghSikh Union Sports Club
- Sachin Bhudia (C)–Kanbis Sports Club
- Nelson Odhiambo–Kanbis Sports Club
- Tanzeel SheikhStray Lions Cricket Club
- Lucas Oluoch(VC)Nairobi Gymkhana
- Shem NgocheStray Lions Cricket Club
- Emmanuel Bundi–KanbisSports Club
- Peter Koech–Swamibapa Sports Club
- Vraj PatelStray Lions Cricket Club