Usman Wants to Be Like Father Abdul Qadir
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Friday 4th December, 2009 13 South Korea in comeback 5-5 draw with Spain MELBOURNE, Australia Nam scored in the 58th, (AP) - Reserve Nam Hyun-woo 61st and 65th minutes, then Usman wants to be like scored three goals in seven You Hyo-sik added the equaliz- minutes off penalty corners to er for South Korea with three help South Korea overcome a minutes remaining. 5-1 deficit and draw 5-5 with Pau Quemada scored three Spain on Thursday at the times for Spain, including a Champions Trophy men’s field 53rd-minute goal that gave his father Abdul Qadir hockey tournament. side its four-goal advantage. Reemus Fernando is hoping to play for Pakistan one with a last ball six is embedded in reporting from Dambulla day, he replied, “Insha Allah.” my mind. It was probably that per- “I was impressed by my father’s formance that inspired me to take Are you an admirer of former bowling action and his perform- to cricket. It was a quarter final in Pakistan leg spinner Abdul Qadir? ances which I saw on video. I want- the World Cup somewhere in the And would you like to revisit his ed to be like my father and I told late ‘80s (before he was born). era? him to teach me to bowl like him Pakistan required 14 runs in six There is a rare chance for that when he started his academy in balls. And my father hit a six in the at the on-going Under-19 Tri-Nation 2003. Some say that I have a quick- last ball to guide Pakistan to that Tournament as the former star’s er run up than my father while my quarter final victory against West son Usman Qadir, whom his coach delivery is slower. But as long as I Indies. It was inspirational,” Qadir believes is a chip of the old block, get wickets, I am pleased with my says. is representing Pakistan Under-19 action,” says the 16-year-old. Apart from playing for his and is one of their leading spin A student of Cathedral Higher school, Qadir also has played for bowlers. Secondary School, Lahore, Qadir is Model Town Greens, Abdul Qadir Former Pakistan player Ijaz among the youngest in the tri- International Cricket Academy Ahamed, who is the coach of the nation tourney, but that does not and Gymkhana Club, in Lahore. Pakistan Under-19 team told ‘The make him a lesser bowler. Qadir Qadir has four brothers. Two of Island’ that he considers spinners was the pick of the bowlers for them have played for Pakistan jun- Usman and Raza Hassas to be Pakistan in the curtain-raiser of ior teams. While Salman Qadir future prospects for Pakistan. the tournament against played for Pakistan Under-19 as its “Qadir is a fine spinner. He Bangladesh with three wickets and vice captain in the 2004 Under-19 Usman Qadir reminds me of his father Abdul in their match against Sri Lanka, Word Cup, Imran Qadir played for (Pic by Reemus Fernando) Qadir. His bowling action, run up he picked up the wicket of Pakistan Under-15 in the only and everything is similar to his Kithruwan Vithanage in his only career highlights in videos,” says World Cup in that age category. father’s. I don’t see any reason why over before rain intervened. Qadir Qadir. They are currently playing for he cannot play for Pakistan one also picked up three wickets in the Although he wants to be a spin- leading banks and clubs in day. In fact, there are several in the practice match against Sri Lanka ner like his father, what he admires Pakistan. current Under-19 side who will rep- Under-19 squad players. most about his his father is his Qadir said that winning the tri- resent Pakistan cricket at the high- “I was very young when my heroics with the bat. “The match in nation tournament and playing est level,” Ahamed said. father retired from cricket. I only which my father guided Pakistan well in the ICC Under-19 World Cup When I asked Qadir whether he see my father’s international to a Word Cup quarter final victory are his immediate priorities. Garner urges Windies rebranding The cricketing world has a when we were the team of choice ate funding. only six or eight first-class games short memory. As Joel Garner for host countries.” “It’s a selfish way to live your a year. What we need is a profes- recalls, it wasn’t that long ago the Not surprisingly, Garner is life,” said Garner, who is currently sional league. We are not looking likes of Australia and England unimpressed by calls for a two-tier serving as West Indies team man- for handouts, just ways of looking relied upon West Indian tours to Test system; calls that increased ager on the tour of Australia. at the way cricket’s revenue is drag otherwise underwhelmed in volume and frequency after “You’re basically saying, ‘We’re shared to improve the game in the spectators through the turnstiles. West Indies’ dispiriting perform- OK so to hell with you.’ A four- Caribbean.” “When other teams weren’t ance in the Brisbane Test. He team competition makes no doing so well, and we were playing believes cricket’s stronger nations sense. If we want eight com- exciting cricket, we were relied would be flouting history and act- petitive teams rather than upon so they could boost rev- ing out of self-interest if they just four, administrators need enues,” Garner said. “People for- voted to relegate the West Indians to look at new ways of shar- get how much money West Indies who, he insists, could rise again as ing their revenue. West Indies cricket has generated for the world a competitive force with appropri- needs rebranding, and it would be to the benefit of OTSC wins Mike Sirimanne Trophy everybody if that happened. “We are 16 islands that span 1,500 miles from Jamaica to Guyana with six million people where resources are scarce. We can get away with it up through the juniors, but if a player really wants to better himself, it is difficult when there are At the 10th Annual Mike Sirimane Memorial Waterpolo Championship organized by Kinross Swimming & Life Saving Club, Colombo, Old Thomians’ Swimming Club (OTSC), won the Men’s Championship Trophy, beating Sri Lanka Army by six goals to one in the final at the Kinross Pool recently. At the felic- itation ceremony held at the OTSC last week, OTSC President N. L. Perera is seen with the trophy along with Ex-co members and the OTSC waterloo team captain Rajitha Warnapura. This is the first occasion that the OTSC won the trophy..