HCL Team Profile
RHB. Vice-Captain of the Central West Team and member of the USA Team. Excellent top order batsman. Plays exceptionally well through the offside. Is able to attack & defend. A great motivator. Has been playing in the HCL for the past 10 years.
Abid Mian (MCC) - Vice Captain
RHB. Member of the Central-West Team. An extremely talented all-rounder. Performs exceptionally well under pressure. His awesome 95 against NTCA in the 2003 Texas Cup Finals ensured him the Best All-Rounder Award.
Sushil Nadkarni (CCC)
LHB. A naturally attacking opening
batsman with the fame to hit towering sixes. He employs the pull shot to great
affect. An excellent fielder in the point/gully region. Recently won best
batsman award in the Houston Indo-Pak Cup.
Amir "Raju" Nanji (HICC)
LHB. Selected to the USA Team last
year. An exceptional all rounder. An asset to any team. He was instrumental in
his team winning the last 3 HCL Championships.
Asif Mohammad (HCC)
RHB. Member of the Central-West
Team. An extremely attacking opening batsman. Recently captained the Pakistani
side to victory in the Houston Indo-Pak cup. Very handy off-spinner.
Niraj Shah (HICC)
RHB. A very stylish middle-order
batsman, keeps his composure and applies himself really well. Very good
off-spinner. Won the best bowler award in the HCL Finals last year.
Patrick Winchester (HWI)
LHB. An extremely attacking batsman.
Also an athletic and flashy wicket keeper. Won the Best Batsman Award for his
Division last year.
Jam Niaz Ali (HCSC)
RHB. Another one of Houston's
premier attacking batsman. Has the ability to single-handedly change the course
of the match. He has the honor of scoring the fastest 100 in just 31 balls in
the HCL.
Ankit Mehta (HICC)
RHB. Most consistent performer. A
very young and gifted all-rounder and one of the top prospects for the USA
Team. A quickie with a very smooth bowling action and run-up.
Mike Bhakta (BCC)
LHB. An all rounder who for the past
3 years has always been one of the Top 3 all-rounders in the HCL.
Altaf Khan (HCSC)
LHB. Member of the Central-West
Team. An exciting young prospect. A
very handy all rounder with his main strength being his left arm fast bowling.
Won the Best Bowler Award for his Division last year.
Rehan Rahman (HFCC)
RHB. An exceptional all rounder who
was instrumental in his team winning the Division title last year. Won the MVP
Award for his Division with 580 runs and 51 wickets last year.
Usman Shuja (MCC)
RHB. Selected to the USA Team for
the last 2 years. A very attacking fast bowler. One of the quickest in Texas.
Also a very handy batsman. MVP of the 2003 Texas Cup.
Aditya Godse (CCC)
LHB. An exciting young
prospect. Off-Spinner and an excellent
batsman.
Vishal Parekh (CCC)
LHB. Another exciting young player.
Exceptional Wicket Keeper and a solid batsman.