President Mohamed Nasheed has said that the SAARC Under 25 Cricket Tournament to be held in Fuvammulah, would showcase the best and the brightest talents of South Asian cricket. The President made this remark last evening, speaking at the draw ceremony of the cricket tournament, held at the National Art Gallery.
President Nasheed commended the hard work of the Cricket Board of Maldives, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SAARC Taskforce and other contributing parties, in organizing the tournament, to be held from the 31st of October to the 7th of November.
The President also conveyed his optimism that the tournament, which is to be held as part of this year’s SAARC festival, would be extremely rewarding, and encouraged the Maldivian team to aim for championship.
