KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators Owner Nadeem Omar has announced a cash prize of Rs500,000 for Karachi team as they beat Islamabad by five wickets to become Regional One-Day Cup champions on Sunday.
Nadeem, who also heads the famous department Omar Associates and Pakistan Cricket Club, added that he has been impressed by the manner Karachi chased down a target of 349 under-pressure.
“I’m very pleased to see Karachi as champions of Regional One-Day Cup. It was a delight to watch young Danish Aziz played a whirlwind innings alongwith senior Fawad Alam, who just can stop scoring heavily,” Nadeem said.
“At one point, the match was almost gone but the way Danish and Fawad played, it was a treat to watch. Fawad did what he does best, holding up the innings together while Danish played some extravagant shots and was unfazed by the occasion and situation.”
Nadeem also praised the captaincy of Asad Shafiq in the event and also improvement in his batting.
“I would like to appreciate captain Asad Shafiq because he was very good as a captain and even better as a batsman. He is scoring heavily in List A matches and has certainly improved him game. It’s good for Quetta Gladiators that Asad is performing well, Saud Shakil, Saad Ali, Umar Amin, Anwar Ali, Rahat Ali, Mir Hamza they all are doing really good.
“Another name I would like to mention is of Khurram Manzoor as he was brilliant as well while Head Coach Saleem Jaffar and his management needs appreciation as well for keeping the unit motivated and winning the title.”
Nadeem vowed to continue to support the cricket and players of Karachi while added that Omar Associates and Quetta Gladiators would keep providing platform of Patron’s Trophy Grade-II, Ramzan Cricket and PSL to the talented players and performers in future.
