DUBAI: People in the UK continue to ask me if cricket is really played in the UAE. When I reply yes, the usual assumption which follows is: mainly by expats, I guess.
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Perhaps the insularity denoted by this low level of awareness should not be surprising, especially at a time when the English game is focusing on the forthcoming Ashes series in Australia.
Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 5, the UAE national men’s team are hosting Nepal and the US in a tri-series which forms part of the qualification pathway for the 2027 One-Day World Cup.
This will consist of 14 teams and is scheduled to be hosted in October and November 2027 by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The first two hosts will qualify automatically but Namibia will not because they do not have International Cricket Council full-member status.
