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Thursday, November 12 - 2009

Etisalat invites cricket legend Mushtaq Ahmed for the "Fortune Cup"

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 12 - 2008 at 12:12
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Etisalat has recently announced that it has invited Pakistan's cricket legend Mushtaq Ahmed to Abu Dhabi this week to support Etisalat's sponsorship of the 'Fortune Cup' 3 match One Day International series between Pakistan sand West Indies, which will be played from November 12 to 16, 2008 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

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  • Pakistan's cricket legend Mushtaq Ahmed.
    Pakistan's cricket legend Mushtaq Ahmed.
Etisalat customers now have an opportunity to interact with Mushtaq Ahmed and watch the series with him. Customers have to simply send an SMS 'Legend' to 1110 to participate in a draw to receive tickets for the VIP hospitality with Mushtaq.

Mushtaq also known as 'Mushy' by cricket lovers, made his ODI cricket debut in the UAE in 1989, and is back in the country to support Etisalat's fervor for Cricket. Mushtaq played 52 test matches and 144 one day internationals for Pakistan between 1990 and 2003. He was famous for his leg spin bowling and his trademark 'googly'. Amongst his many accolades, he was voted the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and was the leading wicket taker in English County Cricket in both 2003 and 2004.

Delighted to welcome Mushtaq for the series, Jamal Saeed S. Al Nuaimi, the General Manager for the Abu Dhabi region for Etisalat commented:
"Mushtaq Ahmed is a Cricket legend, and we are delighted to host him for the series. Etisalat is supporting the sport of Cricket for the first time and by inviting a legend like Mushtaq, we hope to encourage this sport in this part of the world. I hope that Cricket fans will make most of the once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with him and learn from his passion for the game."


"Abu Dhabi is one of the best cricket stadiums in the world and it's an honour to come here. I would like to thank Etisalat for inviting me to work with the media and their VIP guests during the Pakistan West Indies One Day games. There is no doubt that it is going to be a competitive series and I am sure that cricket lovers in the UAE will be delighted to watch some first class cricket here,"
said Mushtaq Ahmed
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