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UAE against England at the Indoor World Cup. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Isuru Umesh of the UAE takes a wicket during the game between the UAE v Malaysia in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sri Lanka players celebrate another wicket during the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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UAE players celebrate a Sri Lankan wicket during the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Vikrant Shetty of UAE during the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ramveer Rai of the UAE during the game between the UAE v Sri Lanka in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Nadir Hassain of the UAE at the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fahad Al Hashmi of the UAE during the game between the UAE v Malaysia in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Nadir Hassain of the UAE at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai, in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Aqib Malik of the UAE during the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Australia players against UAE during the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Australia players celebrate after scoring a point against South Africa during the women's final match at the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 in Dubai. AP
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Vikrant Shetty of the UAE at the Indoor Worlds Cup. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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UAE against Australia at the Indoor World Cup in Al Quoz. Antonie Robertson / The National
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UAE against England at the Indoor World Cup. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Isuru Umesh of the UAE takes a wicket during the game between the UAE v Malaysia in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sri Lanka players celebrate another wicket during the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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UAE players celebrate a Sri Lankan wicket during the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Vikrant Shetty of UAE during the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ramveer Rai of the UAE during the game between the UAE v Sri Lanka in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Nadir Hassain of the UAE at the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fahad Al Hashmi of the UAE during the game between the UAE v Malaysia in the W.I.C.F Indoor Cricket World Cup. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Nadir Hassain of the UAE at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai, in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Aqib Malik of the UAE during the Indoor World Cup in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Australia players against UAE during the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 at Insportz, Al Quoz, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Australia players celebrate after scoring a point against South Africa during the women's final match at the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2017 in Dubai. AP
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Vikrant Shetty of the UAE at the Indoor Worlds Cup. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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UAE against Australia at the Indoor World Cup in Al Quoz. Antonie Robertson / The National
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UAE against England at the Indoor World Cup. Antonie Robertson / The National
Indoor cricket in UAE fighting an uphill battle as coronavirus leaves lasting impact
Summer months are peak season for indoor cricket but business is down to a trickle even after lockdown restrictions have been lifted
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