ANIB teams benefit from KP’s tips
XI on Top to make ‘A’ division debut while Bulls dominate corporate tournaments
The Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) cricket teams, inspired by tips from former England’s legendary batsman Kevin Pietersen, are on a winning spree in the UAE’s domestic cricket and will make their ‘A’ division debut in the Bukhatir League.
ANIB is associated with the KP24 Foundation, the charity foundation set up by Pietersen.
On a visit to Dubai, Pietersen gave invaluable tips to the players of ANIB’s XI on Top and ANIB Bulls teams. The result has been that XI on Top, led by Akshay Kadalilae and the Bulls team captained by Neville Pereira, have improved tremendously. The team’s fast bowler Zahoor Khan opens the UAE national team’s bowling attack.
Pietersen stressed the importance of fitness and how to tackle a loss of form. “Addressing the players Pietersen said fitness is the key to improve one’s own game and also everyone must play the game with fun, enjoying every moment. As tip to players who slip out of form, he said to focus on practice as form and out of form is a cycle and by practice one can regain form,” remarked Daniel Jason, senior vice president ANIB (Brand & Media) who had nurtured the team as manager.
ANIB XI on Top are in the finals of the Umm Al Quwain Municipality Cup and Advantage Motors Cup, the Malayalee Premier League quarter-final and top the table in the ongoing Karnataka Premier League after sweeping the titles in the UAE’s popular community tournaments.