by Neil Davidson

Navneet Dhaliwal didn’t want to come to Canada when his family emigrated. Dhaliwal wanted to pursue his cricket dream back home in India where he had played for his under-19 state side.

“I was very angry,” said Dhaliwal, who was 22 at the time. “I thought I’m never going to touch a [cricket] bat again.”

While his parents won that argument, Dhaliwal found another way in his new country. He went on to represent Canada and this week will be part of the Canadian team hosting Nepal and Oman in an ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 triangular one-day international (50-over) series that opens Monday at the Maple Leaf Cricket Ground in King City, Ont.
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