Brampton tournament a chance for Canadian talent to play with some of the sport’s global stars
Vancouver Knights bowler Ruben Trumplemann bowls to Toronto Nationals all rounder Saad Bin Zafar during second half GT20 cricket action, in Brampton, Ont., on Aug. 2. The Knights won by 25 runs.Growing up in northwestern Toronto, Rayyan Pathan’s dreams of one day rubbing shoulders with the greatest cricket players on the planet were about as unlikely as a kid from St. Lucia hoping to play on Connor McDavid’s left wing.
Chief among them are superstars such as Chris Gayle of the West Indies, and the Pakistani triumvirate of Shahid Afridi, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan, the latter two currently teammates of Pathan on the Vancouver Knights.Vancouver Knights’ Rayyan Pathan has carved out a career in the sport, playing cricket internationally for Canada for the past decade.
After debuting for his country four years ago, the 25-year-old Thaker knows the importance of the GT20 for the country’s continued growth as a cricketing nation, particularly with Canada facing important qualifiers in Bermuda next month for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The temporary stands set up around the cricket pitch in Brampton can accommodate approximately 5,000 fans.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, all made it out to see the action, with Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown acting the glad-handing host, joining with Miller on Thursday to throw rubber cricket balls and T-shirts into the crowd.Brampton mayor Patrick Brown tosses balls to spectators during a break in play in the Toronto Nationals and Vancouver Knights match.
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