Hong Kong’s best players may miss Cricket Sixes because of crucial ICC World League matches
Priority is given to 50-over games that could lead to World Cup qualification scheduled for before and after the Kowloon Cricket Club event
Hong Kong may be forced to rest their best players for the Hong Kong Sixes if selectors feel it would affect their chances of playing in important ICC matches before and after the revived tournament.
Coach Simon Cook must make some decisions on what kind of team to choose for the Hong Kong Sixes in October, with the tournament coming in the middle of ICC World Cricket League and Intercontinental Games.
Cook is wary of risking his top players at the October 28-29 tournament at the Kowloon Cricket Club. Weeks after the event, Hong Kong will embark on a training tour of UAE culminating in two WCL games against Papua New Guinea.
The tournament also comes two weeks after Hong Kong host Nepal in two WCL matches at Mission Road and just five days after playing Afghanistan in a four-day Intercontinental Cup fixture.
“It’s definitely not an easy decision,” said Cook. “From a performance perspective, we will try to optimise our players’ time so that they’re at their best in the best tournaments.
