Patrons and players have contributed to the evolution of cricket in the Emirates
Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the cynosure of all cricket eyes while the Indian Premier League (IPL2020) battles were played out between September and November 2020. These same venues will draw cricket fans from all over the world for the IPL2021 in a few months. This is something no ardent follower of cricket nor the father of cricket in the Emirates, Abdul Rehman Bukhatir, could have dreamt of four decades ago.
Not many are aware of the Zarathushti connection in the early days of cricket in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For, when International Cricket arrived in the Emirates......