“If we follow through on both the focus and the hunger, we will qualify for the World Cup.” – Khurram Chohan (ICC Media Release Jan 9, 2014)

The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier New Zealand 2014 (CWCQ) will see 10 leading Associate and Affiliate teams lock horns to determine the final two sides to qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 (CWC), and leading players from the previous event in 2009 agree that the knowledge gained then will be vital to their sides’ success in New Zealand.
 
Canada’s Khurram Chohan is one of only two players remaining from the team that finished runner-up to Ireland, and the 33-year-old said this experience is a valuable asset.
 
“I am playing a bit of a mentoring role and it’s really good. We have a lot of youngsters in the team, and we are all focused, everyone wants to win the ICC CWCQ and go on to the ICC CWC.  We are hungry to win.”
 
The 33-year-old right-arm fast-medium bowler, who took four wickets for 27 in Canada’s opening match against Oman in 2009, believed that the 2014 team had the capacity to go all the way to the final.  “If we follow through on both the focus and the hunger, we will qualify for the World Cup.”

Footnote:  North Shore Cricket Club, Canada’s opponents in Tuesday’s warm-up game, are celebrating the club’s 150th anniversary in 2014. Best wishes for this year’s celebrations and the next 150 years!