Cricket Canada has selected the World Cricket Academy in India to host their 2011 Cricket World Cup training camp. The camp begins on November 15th and will see the team play and train in Delhi, Raipur, Nagpur and Mumbai.
Two of Canada’s matches will be played in World Cup venues, the Jamtha International Stadium (Nagpur) as well as Bombay Gymkhana, the host ground for India’s first ever home test match. All eight of Canada’s tour matches will be played against top domestic opposition in some of India’s top cricket venues.
The majority of the squad has left for Delhi and will be joined shortly by the rest of the players on the tour. John Davison (work) and Geoff Barnett (work) will join for the final matches of the tour while Henry Osinde (personal) will join midway through. Rizwan Cheema, Khuram Chohan and Hamza Tariq will remain in Toronto to train until their Visas are granted for travel to India. Umar Bhatti (injury) will remain in Toronto for treatment to his lower leg.
Cricket Canada’s President Ranjit Saini was thankful to the help from all over India including Mr. I.S. Bindra and the PCA (Mohali) who had first offered to host the Canadian Team earlier this year. Though the scheduling did not work out, the BCCI was of great assistance to Cricket Canada in organizing this tour. Professor Ratnakar Shetty (CAO) of the BCCI welcomed Canada with open arms to assist in World Cup preparation and assited in several matters pertaining to this tour. Mr. Rajan Nair (Media Officer) VCA and Mr. Samir Sanghavi (Cricket Operations) for Bombay Gymkhana must also be credited for their assistance in making this tour happen.
“BCCI and its member associations have been generous and kind in giving access to good venues and arranging quality teams to play against in an exceptionally busy domestic season. The spirit of cooperation and the willingness to help has been exceptional”
The World Cricket Academy provides a unique opportunity for Canada to train in very diverse conditions including playing matches at world cup venues against quality opposition. Ingleton Liburd, Cricket Canada’s Head of Cricket Operations, was on hand at Pearson International Airport to see the team off.
“Our commitment is to ensure that the team has every available resource is put into supporting our team
ahead of the world cup. We are pleased that that everyone in organization is pulling together to make this a
successful trip. We would like to thank our friends at the WCA for putting this trip together for us and we
are certain that we will reap the fruits of this trip at the World Cup.”
The World Cricket Academy is a worldwide cricket academy with locations in West Indies, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Australia and India. They have played host to several major teams from around the world including
Essex, Hampshire (u17), Nottinghamshire, Sussex, and Warwickshire.
For more information on the World Cricket Academy please visit www.worldcricketacademy.com
Canada Schedule:
15-Nov-2010 Canada XI vs. DDCA u22 (Delhi)
17-Nov-2010 Canada XI vs. Chattisgarh Cricket Association XI (Raipur)
20-Nov-2010 Canada XI vs. Chattisgarh Cricket Association XI (Raipur)
27-Nov-2010 Canada XI vs. Vidarbha u22 (Nagpur)
29-Nov-2010 Canada XI vs. Vidarbha XI (Nagpur)
01-Dec-2010 Canada XI vs. D Y Patil Sports Academy (Mumbai)
02-Dec-2010 Canada XI vs. Air India XI (Mumbai)
03-Dec-2010 Canada XI vs. Bombay Gymkhana (Mumbai)