USA Stars won the 2009 Diversity Cup by defeating Pakistan Greens.
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The legendary cricketer ” Javed Miandad ” was part of Diversity Cup 2008. Javed Miandad presented the Winners Cup to Pakistan Greens Captain Muhammad Yousaf. Former test cricketers, Shoaib Mohammad and Rizwan uz Zaman also played for Pakistan Greens.
Pakistan Greens, Champions Diversity Cup 2008
Sri Lanka Lions won the second Diversity Cup in 2007. Sri Lanka Lions captain, Asela Jeyasinghe is receiving the cup from former captain of Pakistan Asif Iqbal.
Canada Maple Leaf won the first Diversity Cup in 2006. Faisal Sultan and Rana Sukhjinder are receiving the winning cash award.
Diversity Cup Cricket Tournament is an annual event that started in 2006. Teams are based on Nationalities. Four teams, Canada Maple Leafs, India Blues, Pakistan Greens and USA Stars participated in the inaugural year. In 2007, 6 teams participated as Sri Lanka Lions & West Indies Masters joined the other 4 teams.
International, National, First Class and League players from all over USA and even abroad participate in Diversity Cup. Mohammad Azharuddin, former captain of India played for India Blues & Rizwan Uz Zaman, former test cricketer from Pakistan played for Pakistan Greens in 2006. Canada Maple Leafs won the cup in 2006.
Asif Iqbal, former Captain of Pakistan and coordinator of CBFS was the chief guest in 2007 Diversity Cup. Sri Lanka Lions won the cup in 2007.
Diversity Cup 2010 will be held in Detroit on July 3rd, 4th and 5th. Please inform all the players and fans.
2010 event will feature more teams. Global Sports is planning to add a Rest of the World XI and Bangladesh Tigers.
Schedule will be updated as soon as additional teams are confirmed.
Based on 2009 first round matches, teams are divided in Groups “A” and ” B ” as follows:
Group “A”
USA Stars
Canada Maple Leafs
India Blues
Group “B”
Pakistan Greens
West Indies Masters
Sri Lanka Lions
Diversity Cup 2010 Schedule:
Group A:
Match # 1: July 3 Saturday 10:00 am at Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, MI
India Blues Vs Canada Maple Leafs
Match # 2: July 3 Saturday 3:00 pm at Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, MI
India Blues Vs USA Stars
Match # 3: July 4 Sunday 10:00 am at Lyon Oaks County Park, Wixom, MI
Canada Maple Leafs Vs USA Stars
Group B:
Match # 4: July 3 Saturday 10:00 am at Lyon Oaks County Park, Wixom, MI
Pakistan Greens Vs Sri Lanka Lions
Match # 5: July 3 Saturday 3:00 pm at Lyon Oaks County Park, Wixom, MI
Sri Lanka Lions Vs West Indies Masters
Match # 6: July 4 Sunday 10:30 am at Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, MI
Pakistan Greens Vs West Indies Masters
Match # 7: FINAL July 4 Sunday 3:30 pm at Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, MI
Winner of Group “A” Vs Winner of Group “B”
Awards Ceremony: 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, MI
Team Contacts:
Canada Maple Leafs:
Saqib Sheikh 519-503-7029 saqibm.sheikh@gmail.com
India Blues:
Pakistan Greens:
Muhammad Yousaf 248-219-4777 yousafmy@yahoo.com
Rest of the World XI:
Fahad Ilahi 616-437-4623 fahadilahi@gmail.com
Pankaj Mahajan 248-802-7088 pankajmahajan@hotmail.com
Sri Lanka Lions:
Roderick Diaz 416-684-8759 roderick.diaz@telus.com
USA Stars:
Waqar Malik 908-616-3880 tonymalik454@hotmail.com
West Indies Masters:
Dalton Braham 313-492-3928 daltonbraham4@yahoo.com
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2008 Diversity Cup
Test cricketers Shoaib Mohammad & Rizwan-uz-Zaman played for Pakistan Greens in Diversity Cup 2008.
Mohammad Saif, brother of Mohammad Kaif (Inidian international cricketer) played for India Blues in Diversity Cup 2008.
Rangana Herath, test cricketer from Sri Lanka played for Sri Lanka Lions along with 3 players from Sri Lanka “A” team namely Asela Jeyasinghe, Damitha Hunukumbura and Jeewan Mendis.
Pubudu Dassanayake, former test cricket from Sri Lanka and current coach of Canada National team coached Sri Lanka Lions in Diversity Cup 2008.
Official Doctor:
Harsha P. Jayatilake, M.D., FAAFP
Dr Jayatilake is a Board Certified Family Physician, who has a special interest in sports Medicine.
He participated in many sporting events such as Detroit Free Press Marathon and Cranbrook 7K fun run as a volunteer physician. He also involved in caring for athletes in many high schools and Universities in Metro Detroit area.
Dr Jayatilake has a wealth of experience in cricket related injuries and provided care for few members of national test cricket team from Sri Lanka.
He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
2009 Key Volunteers:
Amna Ahmed
Amna Ali
Asad Ali
Ahmed Mohammad
Durdana Ahmed
Faisal Sultan
Mohammad Sohail Ahmed
Mujahid Ali
Pankaj Mahajan
Saad Alam
Sameen Haq
Shan Haq
Sharan Kalwani
Sriram Chandramouli
Swahela Toofanny
Syed Zafarullah
Vasanth Krishnaswami
Yoginder Segan
