Mohammad Eqlakh

[Conant]

Would be interesting to know how Mountaineers got in touch with him / how he got in touch with Mountaineers.

I remember reading somewhere that it was Steve Mangongo who recommended him when the u19 guys toured India......

Tells you something about Mangongo, doesn't it?

[eugene]

Mangongo certainly has an eye for young talent and is good at working with younger players.

[pariah]

Would be interesting to know how Mountaineers got in touch with him / how he got in touch with Mountaineers.

I remember reading somewhere that it was Steve Mangongo who recommended him when the u19 guys toured India......

Tells you something about Mangongo, doesn't it?

Yup!

If this was attributed to Bundu Waller or Grant guys would be discussing their coaching Zimbabwe.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Mohammad Eqlakh faces deportation from Zimbabwe: https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/20 ... eportation

It is absolutely crazy to think that he went ahead and played without proper work visa!

Manicaland Mountaineers’ Indian batsman Mohammad Eqlakh faces deportation back to his native country after overstaying his visa and working without a work permit in Zimbabwe.

Eqlakh, who is a batsman and arrived in the country last month featured in Mountaineers’ three Logan Cup matches against Mashonaland Eagles, Matabeleland Tuskers and Rising Stars without a work permit. He also played in the Pro 50 match against Tuskers.

He was issued with a visitor’s visas upon his arrival in the country and was not supposed to play in a competitive match for the Mutare based side until his paperwork was in order.

The Daily News understands that the 21-year-old right handed batsman was picked up by immigration officials earlier this week and had spent the last few days under detention awaiting his deportation back to India.


Contacted for comment, Assistant Regional Immigration Officer Prosper Kambarami said: “There is an Indian guy who was playing cricket and was taken for prosecution and was expected to appear in court this week.”

Mountaineers administrator Tiri Nyakurimwa could not be drawn into commenting on how they employed a foreign player without making sure he has the necessary paperwork required by Zimbabwean law.

Nyakurimwa said he was not able to comment on the matter since he was driving and would call us back.

However, by the time of going to print, the Mountaineers official had not returned the call while efforts to get hold of him proved fruitless.

Eqlakh had made an instant impact since joining Mountaineers after scoring 30 and 67 in his two Logan Cup innings against Tuskers to mark a decent first-class debut.

The 21-year-old scored only nine runs in his first innings against Rising Stars before going onto to score his maiden century with an unbeaten 153 in the second innings.

In his third Logan Cup match, the Indian national scored 11 and an unbeaten 21 in both innings against Tuskers.

In the limited overs match against the same opposition, he scored only four runs.

In the event that he will be deported, Eqlakh’s saga will leave Mountaineers and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) in bad light.

It is the prerogative of the franchise to make sure that all their foreign players have the necessary paperwork to be able to abide by the country’s immigration laws.

[jaybro]

Mangongo must have forgot to tell him to get a work visa

[Black Mamba]

Not good, franchise should have informed him about all the formalities before signing him, not a good example subcontinent players may now think twice before playing in Zimbabwe

[pariah]

Mohammad Eqlakh faces deportation from Zimbabwe: https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/20 ... eportation

It is absolutely crazy to think that he went ahead and played without proper work visa!

Manicaland Mountaineers’ Indian batsman Mohammad Eqlakh faces deportation back to his native country after overstaying his visa and working without a work permit in Zimbabwe.

Eqlakh, who is a batsman and arrived in the country last month featured in Mountaineers’ three Logan Cup matches against Mashonaland Eagles, Matabeleland Tuskers and Rising Stars without a work permit. He also played in the Pro 50 match against Tuskers.

He was issued with a visitor’s visas upon his arrival in the country and was not supposed to play in a competitive match for the Mutare based side until his paperwork was in order.

The Daily News understands that the 21-year-old right handed batsman was picked up by immigration officials earlier this week and had spent the last few days under detention awaiting his deportation back to India.


Contacted for comment, Assistant Regional Immigration Officer Prosper Kambarami said: “There is an Indian guy who was playing cricket and was taken for prosecution and was expected to appear in court this week.”

Mountaineers administrator Tiri Nyakurimwa could not be drawn into commenting on how they employed a foreign player without making sure he has the necessary paperwork required by Zimbabwean law.

Nyakurimwa said he was not able to comment on the matter since he was driving and would call us back.

However, by the time of going to print, the Mountaineers official had not returned the call while efforts to get hold of him proved fruitless.

Eqlakh had made an instant impact since joining Mountaineers after scoring 30 and 67 in his two Logan Cup innings against Tuskers to mark a decent first-class debut.

The 21-year-old scored only nine runs in his first innings against Rising Stars before going onto to score his maiden century with an unbeaten 153 in the second innings.

In his third Logan Cup match, the Indian national scored 11 and an unbeaten 21 in both innings against Tuskers.

In the limited overs match against the same opposition, he scored only four runs.

In the event that he will be deported, Eqlakh’s saga will leave Mountaineers and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) in bad light.

It is the prerogative of the franchise to make sure that all their foreign players have the necessary paperwork to be able to abide by the country’s immigration laws.

Absolutely pathetic journalism. Even more pathetic ZC admin.

First of all, Zimbabwe doesn't have franchises anymore or franchise cricket. Strictly provincial.

Secondly, this is yet another stain on just how hopelessly useless that Faisal Hasnain is. Him and that Nesta Vaki who heads Corporate Affairs and Human Resources. Throw in the Finance chief Feroza Shariff too! All of them useless. This alone should get them collectively sacked!!!

They have this guy on ZC payroll, along with all cricket employees in Zimbabwe, and he's an illegal.

Next time Firdose, Tristan and Liam try to sanitise an article and overlook just how incompetent these guys are combined, compared to Bvute alone, show them this article!

[sloandog]

11..

[Zero76]

hhm, do you not realise just how bitter India-Pakistan relations are?

[CrimsonAvenger]

For a 21 year old coming from a remote village in India, Eqlakh might not even know the basics of how these things work - all he would probably have in mind is to just go out there and bat - the one thing he knows well (That's just a guess knowing how little exposure folks coming out of remote areas in India get in general around the nitty gritties). He should have been hand-held through the steps involved to start playing officially there by the Mountaineers setup. ZC can't possibly have the bandwidth to cross check every such case. If ZC was to do that, then there is no reason to have anyone in the 5 domestic setups and pay them. Clearly, whether they are "franchises" or not, this decentralization is the only way things can work.

That does not take any responsibility away from Eqlakh too. He should have prepared himself with more information on how to approach this.