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World T20: Our boys, other teams

Players of Indian origin are lending balance and muscle to two cricket teams, Oman and Hong Kong, in the ongoing men's World T20 qualifiers. TOI presents their career snapshots
World T20: Our boys, other teams
Players of Indian origin are lending balance and muscle to two cricket teams, Oman and Hong Kong, in the ongoing men's World T20 qualifiers. TOI presents their career snapshots.
Munis Ansari (Oman): It's unlikely that the 29-year-old from Sehore, Madhya Pradesh would have ever dreamt being the epicentre of an international T20 triumph. But the right-hand medium pacer, who once won a fast bowling competition and dreamt of playing for India, was a key performer in Oman's historic win over Ireland on Wednesday.
He snapped three wickets, including the prized O'Brien brothers. When he went out to bat, Oman needed two runs to win off 3 balls. He missed the ball. The wicket-keeper missed it too. Four byes, a historic triumph
Ajay Lalcheta (Oman): The 32-year-old left-arm spinner from Porbander has a decent economy rate and a fairly high strike rate (154) in international T20. His show against Ireland roughly followed the pattern: 24/0 off 4 overs and 6 off 3 balls. He was the non-striker during the Ireland climax
Jatindar Singh (Oman): The 27-year-old from Ludhiana is a calm and compact influence in a line-up of hitters. His wristy 24 off 26 balls provided the much-needed thread of continuity and solidity in the run-chase against Ireland
Rajeshkumar Ranpura (Oman): The 32-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Palanpur, Gujarat is regarded as a thinking bowler proficient with slower balls and yorkers
Vaibhav Wategaonkar (Oman): The 33-year-old southpaw from Mumbai is said to struggle against the seaming ball but should be happier on Indian pitches
Anshuman Rath (Hong Kong): The 18-year-old left-hander, who can also keep wickets, was born in Hong Kong after his businessman parents moved from Bhubaneshwar. Rath, who often visits Australian cricket academies to hone his skills, has been a captain of Hong Kong's u-16 squad. Against Afghanistan, he top scored with an unbeaten 28. Against, Scotland he again fired 21 though admittedly he needs to improve on his strike rate. His team needs much more from him.
Kinchit Shah (Hong Kong): The 20-year-old from Mumbai is a left-hander who also bowls occasional right-arm off-break.
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