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By Peter Della Penna
Aditya
Mishra and Clain Williams have been added to USA’s roster for this
weekend’s three matches against Jamaica at the Central Broward Regional
Park in Lauderhill, Florida. The two Atlantic Region players have been
added after Sushil Nadkarni and Rashard Marshall had to withdraw due to
work commitments.
Pic (Right): Aditya Mishra at DreamCricket's Radiant Info T20.
The addition of Mishra means that half of the 14-man squad against
Jamaica is uncapped for USA at the senior level. However, Nadkarni and
Marshall are still scheduled to travel to Bermuda to play for USA in
the ICC Americas Division One Tournament at the end of the month.
“It’s a great feeling to represent the national side, to get to play
against a very good team,” said Mishra. “I think it’s the result of all
the effort that I’m putting in and I’m glad that I made it so I’m very
happy.”
Mishra, a 28-year-old right-handed opening batsman, was in Florida in
November at USACA Nationals and played in the T20 trial matches while
competing for a spot on USA’s recent tour to the UAE and Nepal. He was
also at the recent trials in New York for the team picked to go to
Bermuda but just missed the cut. He is a highly regarded player having
played in the Ranji Trophy, India’s domestic first-class competition,
for Karnataka in 2002.
The 29-year-old Williams will get another crack at making an impact
after limited opportunities in Nepal. The right-handed batsman played
in the opening match of the World Cricket League Division Five
Tournament, scoring 9 not out in a win over Fiji, but was not selected
for any other matches on tour. He was routinely used as a substitute
fielder though and demonstrated a good deal of athleticism patrolling
the outfield.
USA will play three matches against Jamaica beginning with a 50-over
contest on Friday scheduled for a 10 a.m. start. Saturday and Sunday
the two teams will face off in Twenty20 fixtures as part of a
doubleheader with the Pearls Cup contests between New Zealand and Sri
Lanka.
USA Squad vs. Jamaica -
Steve Massiah (captain, New York), Ashhar Mehdi (wk, Central East),
Carl Wright (wk, New York), Timroy Allen (South East), Orlando Baker
(Central West), Lennox Cush (New York), Muhammad Ghous (Atlantic),
Adrian Gordon (Atlantic), Moazzam Imtiaz (South East), Bilal Khan
(North West), Aditya Mishra (Atlantic), Andy Mohammed (North East),
Aditya Thyagarajan (South West), Clain Williams (Atlantic).
Manager: Imran Khan
Coach: Clayton Lambert
Physio: Akhtar “Chik” Masood Syed
National Team Selectors: Abrar Ahmad (North West), Mohammad Sunny Khan (Central East), Sew Shivnarine (New York).