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India's RP Singh to swing for Woodworm All Stars team at KARP Group Hong Kong Sixes
 [Hong Kong, October 24 2011]: Indian seamer Rudra Pratap Singh, simply known as RP, has been called up at the last-minute into the Woodworm All Stars and will replace Australian Shaun Tait in the team for the Karp Group Hong Kong Sixes.
Left-arm fast-medium Singh was a natural choice to fill the shoes of Tait who has withdrawn from the October 28-30 tournament at the Kowloon Cricket Club due to a troubled shoulder.
A member of the Indian team on the recent tour to England, Singh can swing the ball both ways. With his speciality being able to bring the ball into the right-hander, he is bound to be a more than useful replacement for Tait.
He has played 14 tests and 58 one-day internationals for India and his best performance was a five-wicket haul at Lord’s against England in the 2007 series.
Singh could prove to be handful for the opposition at the Kowloon Cricket Club.
“It is sad that Shaun Tait will be unavailable due to injury, but if there was anyone who could fill his shoes, then it is RP Singh. We have watched him in action and I’m sure he will be a big hit in Hong Kong,” said Shahzada Saleem, president of the Hong Kong Cricket Association.
Singh’s presence will add an extra zip to the Woodworm All Stars who will be going in search of a first ever win at the Hong Kong Sixes.
The impressive lineup will be spearheaded by two of the most destructive batsmen in the world, Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya and Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, and will include South African Herschelle Gibbs, New Zealand’s Lou Vincent, Indian Piyush Chawla and Ryan ten Doeschate from the Netherlands.
The Woodworm All Stars are drawn with Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Scotland in pool A in the preliminary rounds. They will also play a Rest of the World team in a Twenty20 – the first time an international is being played on Hong Kong soil – on the opening day of the tournament (Friday, Oct 28, 15.00).
Woodworm CEO Simon Millington said, “We are of course very disappointed that Shaun Tait will not be playing but in RP Singh the Woodworm All Stars have a wonderful swing bowler who I am sure will be a huge hit with the fans. Bring on Friday!”
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About the Karp Group Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2011
Organized by the Hong Kong Cricket Association since 1992, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is the only international cricket event held in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Sixes is fully sanctioned by the world's governing body for cricket, the International Cricket Council, and title sponsored by Karp Group. An recognised "M" Mark event by the Major Sports Events Committee since 2007, the Hong Kong Sixes is being supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Commission's Mega Events Fund for the first time in 2011. The Mega Events Fund was set up in 2009 to support mega arts, cultural and sports events to be staged in Hong Kong.
With the support of the Hong Kong Tourism Commission’s Mega Events Fund for the first time in 2011, this year’s Karp Group Cricket Sixes 2011 is set to be the biggest and best clash in the 19-year history of the Tournament. The Hong Kong Sixes has also been recognised an official “M" Mark event by the Major Sports Events Committee since 2007.
Tickets can be purchased from the Hong Kong Ticketing website at www.hkticketing.com, the Hong Kong Cricket Association office in Olympic House, Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club and at Jashan and DotCod restaurants in Central.
The tournament has been broadcast live since 2008 and in 2010 reached over 80 million households on the Indian subcontinent, across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia and South Africa, as well as being packaged for distribution in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and China.
About the Mega Events Fund
The Mega Events Fund was set up in 2009 to support mega arts, cultural and sports events to be staged in Hong Kong. |
