Cricket tournament takes over Fredericton, N.B.

For these Afghan cricket fans, Saturday was about cheering on their country's team and the other cricket players. This cricket tournament also includes an Afghan women's team In our back home. They're like there is no, you know, freedom. And as you know there is a lot of problems and we are very happy that today we are participating here in an open area and we are trying in promoting the cricket in Fredericton. Teams from Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka are competing in the two day event as part of the association's Cultural Expression's festival. This year, its host country is Bangladesh. That means a sport close to the country's heart. You know, like Bangladesh is one of the countries who is playing World Cup. Sports is something that it brings all the culture, all the nations together. He's on the board of directors for the Fredericton Cricket Club and Bangladesh's team captain in the tournament. The competition coincides with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, adding some more motivation. When he said like it, a drilling rush happens. Like, OK, you are focusing on the cricket, you're looking at it and then you want to play. Nepal's team captain says his team is here to give it their all. He used to play cricket before he moved to Canada. I would really like to thank to the multiple association of New Brunswick. It really feels like we are playing in our back home with us boys in our in our blades are in our environment. You know, I think that's the beauty of Canada that there is a lot of multicultural, there is a lot of celebration from many cultures and all the people are respecting each other and we are learning from each other. Anna Mandan, Global News, Fredericton.