UAE to follow two-captain policy in white-ball cricket

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The Emirates Cricket Board, on Thursday, announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team will follow the two-captain policy in white-ball cricket going forward. 

The experienced Emirati batter CP Rizwan has been appointed as the captain of the UAE team in the shortest format of the game, while Ahmed Raza will continue to be the team's ODI captain.

"The Emirates Cricket’s selection committee, after extensive discussions and detailed review of the side’s recent 50-over performance, believes that providing respective captains with a sole-format-focus will create a strong leadership succession plan and encourages a singular commitment to fine-tuning strategic on-field components of the game,” 

Asia Cup 2022: CP Rizwan's first assignment as captain

image-l6zfjaorCP Rizwan will lead UAE team in the shortest format

The upcoming Asia Cup qualifiers, scheduled to start on August 20 in Oman are going to be the first assignment of Rizwan as the captain of UAE's T20 side. They have also qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October this year. 

“UAE’s T20 has exceptional depth and this strategy comes at an optimal time to assess what is best for this format moving into the (ICC T20) World Cup and beyond."

"UAE’s High-Performance unit believes this presents a solid opportunity to consider and open up all options — player make-up and captaincy — to take the game forward. Therefore, Ahmed Raza will continue as the UAE’s ODI captain, where UAE will reap the benefits under his guidance and experience, while CP Rizwaan has been named T20 captain for the Asia Cup campaign,” the statement added. 

Meanwhile, the Emirates Cricket Board also announced the UAE team for the Asia Cup 2022 Qualifier. The CP Rizwan-led side will be competing against Hong Kong, Kuwait, and Singapore to secure a berth for the Asia Cup 2022, to be played in the UAE from August 27 to September 11.

The winner of the qualifying tournament will be drafted into Group A alongside arch-rivals India and Pakistan. 

The UAE team for Asia Cup 2022

C P Rizwaan (captain), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Ahmed Raza, Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan, Zawar Farid, Alishan Sharafu, Sabir Ali, Aryan Lakra, Sultan Ahmad, Junaid Siddique, Fahad Nawaz.

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