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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
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A group of men play indoor cricket at the Insportz Club in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
Give indoor cricket a chance when the World Cup comes to the UAE this year
It will be the first time the competition will have been staged either in the Middle East, or outside any of cricket’s recognised leading nations.
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Paul Radley
25 July, 2017
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