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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) – in its capacity as official sponsor – hosted the Bahrain National Cricket Under 16 team’s ‘capping ceremony’ on Saturday at the Alba Club before the players set off on a Malaysian adventure.
The team is taking part in the Asian Cricket Council U-16 Elite Cup 2012 (Asia Cup) to be held at Kuala Lumpur and Penang from today until May 13.
The Malaysian Ambassador to Bahrain, Dato Sri Ahmed Shahizan bin Abdulsamad was welcomed to the event by Alba’s chief executive, Laurent Schmitt. Also present were Bahrain Cricket Association president Saleem Eliyas and board members, Ayaz Jilani and Mukhtar Ahmed Yousuf as well as the chairman of the Indian School, Abraham John, principal of the Indian School, VR Palaniswamy, principal of the New Millennium School, Dr Arun Kumar Sharma, principal of Ibn Al Haytham School, K Rahman and other officials.
Alba allowed the team access to its state-of-the-art facilities for bowling and fielding practise sessions in preparation for the competition.
The Bahrain Team will be in Group B along with Nepal, Malaysia, Kuwait and Iran at the Asia Cup. The other teams participating in the tournament will be from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Oman, Singapore and Thailand.
