Phoenix Cheetah’sA look back over the years…

Murad-Rana Cricket Award NightApril 17, 2010

Introducing the Cheetah’s

Favorite Cricketer:Shakib Al-Hasan

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Reducing the Chandler Bengals to 7/30-odd runs last year!

Fun Fact:I used to play tennis ball cricket in a one-sided driveway where any off drive meant jump over the wall and deal with neighbor's "ever-so-friendly" dog – that is why I favor the leg side!

Qazi Iqbal Picklu (captain)

Favorite Cricketer:All Bangladeshi’s

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Winning the tournament in its first year!

Fun Fact:I am the most successful manager in the history of the Murad-Rana tournament

Jalal Ahmed (manager)

Favorite Cricketer:All Bangladeshi’s

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:When I realized that “once a Cheetah, always a Cheetah!”

Fun Fact:I tried to motivate my team by promising to bring jerseys from Bangladesh if they beat the Bengals, and they took it literally – soon I found myself with a luggage full of jerseys

Rizvi Chowdhury

Aziz AhmedFavorite Cricketer:Rahul Dravid

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Winning the tournament in its first year!

Fun Fact:I played at Dhaka Stadium, but cannot brag about it (too much) as I scored a duck in the first Nirman School Cricket Final

Aziz Ahmed

Favorite Cricketer:All Bangladeshi’s

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:I love it all!

Fun Fact:It’s true that “once a Cheetah, always a Cheetah!”

Masud Chowdhury

Favorite Cricketer:Any ruthless fast bowler

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Singing at the Cheetah’s victory party last year

Fun Fact:I hit Nabeel for a six batting left-handed during practice

Tofayel Ahmed (Topu)

Favorite Cricketer:Wasim Akram

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Winning the tournament in it’s first year!

Fun Fact:No matter how bad I bowl, Taha feels that I deserve a wicket.

Firoz Murshid

Favorite Cricketer:Wasim Akram

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Winning the trophy for the 2nd time.

Fun Fact:Famous for being tough on the field.

Rashedul Shanto

Favorite Cricketer:Jacques Kallis

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:When I left in the middle of the tournament to get married

Fun Fact:It looks like I am concentrating on the game in this picture, but I was really thinking of leaving the tournament to get married

Parvez Khaled

Favorite Cricketer:Tamim Iqbal

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Winning the 2008-09 Final, and hitting game-winning shots

Fun Fact:I like to keep it cool, but enjoy making my teammates nervous by leaving the 6’s till the very end

Adnan Ahmed

Favorite Cricketer:Jonty Rhodes

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Of course, winning the championship against the Chandler Bengals last year

Fun Fact:I am not all that aggressive on the field, but I find it difficult to keep myself calm when Sayeed Bhai comes to bowl!

Gazi Saurav Islam

Favorite Cricketer:Rahul Dravid

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Being part of the complete and powerful Cheetah’s team in 2008-09

Fun Fact:I share my birthday with the great United States of America Sartaj, who once opened the batting with Richie Richardson!

Nabeel Rahman

Favorite Cricketer:Ricky Ponting

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Whenever I can exchange sledges with Moon (might be the only thing I do better than him in cricket)!

Sartaj Bhuiyan

Fun Fact:I opened the batting with Richie Richardson in a league game in Philadelphia … oh and I share my birthday with the great United States of America Nabeel!

Taufiq MahmoodFavorite Cricketer:Mohammad Azharuddin

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:First game this year when I played cricket after many many years.

Fun Fact:I never dropped a catch before Murad Rana tournament.

Favorite Cricketer:I haven’t watched too much cricket, but I can’t imagine anyone being better than Adnan Ahmed from the Cheetah’s

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Having the opportunity to learn the game, and taking a catch (was a rarity for the team this season!)

Fun Fact:I used to be an avid tennis player

Zareef Chowdhury

Favorite Cricketer:Lance Klusener

Favorite Murad-Rana Moment:Beating the Laveen Broncos in the group stages after losing to them in the ATP final

Fun Fact:I find it very difficult to wake up in the morning, no matter how big / important the game is…

Ashfaque Haque

And then we lost a few players …

But we will survive …

Rahul – now at the beaches in LA

Shammim Bhai – smoking with Bagha now

We also miss Wali, Bashir, Shojib Bhai, Tawab Bhai, Rois Bhai and our beloved Rana Bhai!!!

Cheetah’s in the Murad-Rana Tournament…

how we are similar to the US market

2006 – 2009The US economy boomed

And the Cheetah’s boomed

Team with the trophy

2008-09 Team

Captain’s Victory Speech

Always had a trophy in hand…

We hit the winning runs…

2009-10: The US economy ran into a deep recession

And the Cheetah’s ran into…

Milton Bhai

A disappointing season, but…

We look forward to being back next year!!!

Our heartiest congratulations go out to …

Laveen Broncos … well-deserved winners

Moon – Captain, Broncos; MoM of both ATP & Murad-Rana finals

Hasan Bhai – Player of the Tournament

Dulal Bhai – First player to score 500 runs in the tournament

Special thanks to…

Zain Bhai – for all his support and organization of the tournament

Vashkor Bhai – for providing more game statistics than you could ever imagine!

Everyone who came to watch the games – we hope to see you again

next year!

In loving memory of …

You are deeply missed …

Thank you for watching, we hope you enjoy the rest of your night!