Latest update January 18th, 2025 7:00 AM
Regal hunting NYSCL double
Flashback! Regal All stars and Masters following one of their success in local tournament.
The New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) will be hosting their twelfth edition of the annual Independence Cup later this month and the tournament promises to be exciting with some of the best talents in the sport expected to be on show from June 29 to July 1 with one thing on their minds and that is, to win.
This year marks the fifth consecutive year that the Regal teams will be participating in the Independence Cup and they are brimming with confidence.
The All-Stars side will be competing in the Open category and according to team owner, Mahendra Hardyal they are focused on winning. “The guys have been showing good chemistry and readiness in their practice sessions and are eager to go,” Hardyal said.
In 2016 the All-Stars won the title but lost in the final in 2017 due to what Hardyal described as “bad execution.”
“This year, we will be sticking to the plan and take it one game at a time which will not result in a repeat of last year,” he noted.
Additionally, the team have been strengthened with the trio; Nandsham Boodhoo, Lennox “Assassin” Marks and Shilendra Ramnauth replacing Safraz Esau, Richard Latif and Navin Singh who opted to ply their trade elsewhere.
“The three newcomers to the team have been around for sometime and have a wealth of experience. They have settled in well and given the side the right balance. They are eager to wear the Regal uniform and are hungry for success which is a big plus for us,” stated Hardyal as he welcomed the trio to his side.
The senior side, as they are called, Regal Masters are in the Over-45 category and have been putting in the hours as well on a daily basis, like the All-Stars team, at the GNIC Sports Club.
Coincidentally, just like the All-Stars team, the Masters were champions in 2016 and runner-up in 2017 and Hardyal said that “the team is more settled than before and we are playing better as a team. We have professionalism, talent and are fit and ready.”
The Regal teams are no strangers to the ‘double’ as they have won both titles in the South Florida Softball Cricket League’s Florida Cup in 2017.
Both teams will wrap up their preparation on Tuesday before winging out to New York ahead of bowl off on Friday in Queens.
In their quest for the double, the teams have been strongly supported by Ink Plus, Fly Jamaica Airways, Cricket Zone USA, Muslim Youth Organization (MYO), National Sports Commission (NSC), Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Star Party Rentals, Ansa McAl and Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop.
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