The first ever Bhutanese woman cricketer, Anju Gurung is set to become the first female cricketer from Bhutan to travel for an official tournament. She was selected for team Falcons which will participate in the Fair Break Tournament in Dubai from May 1 – 15 2022. The ICC-sanctioned FairBreak Invitational 2022 (The Tournament) will be held in Dubai from May 1 to 15, 2022, in partnership with Cricket Hong Kong. This six-team tournament will feature players from all around the world and will be the first privately funded tournament in the history of women’s cricket, with Gencor as the major sponsor. The FairBreak Global envisions a world where people have fair and equal access to opportunities that enable them to succeed in their chosen endeavour, independent of gender or geographical location. The main mission is to progress gender equality and equity on a truly global scale, using cricket as the primary vehicle to launch FairBreak. In doing so, FairBreak also aims to create opportunities across sport, health, business, media, arts and education to empower women to pursue success in their chosen endeavour. Anju Cricket Official https://youtu.be/TC-yGy5Dr6U Latest Tweets .@Anju_aries from @BhutanCricket will be one of the cricketers to look out for at the @fairbreakglobal invitational T20 tournament in may #Fairbreaker https://t.co/HC6DGBfgxl — Alex Blackwell (@AlexBlackwell2) April 20, 2022 Cannot wait to wear it and hit the field. Thank you @fairbreakglobal 🙏@SuzieWBates@SDGimpactfund @newbalance @BhutanCricket @DamberBhutan pic.twitter.com/nktOAgi0dB — Anju Gurung (@Anju_aries) April 30, 2022
Bhutan Senior Men’s Team Announced For Quadrangular Series in Malaysia
The Management and Selection committee of Bhutan Cricket hereby announces the new national team for the senior men’s. Jigme Singye will captain the side and Thinley Jamtsho as the vice-captain. The team will leave for Malaysia to take part in a Quadrangular series in June 2022. The tournament will feature host Malaysia, Bhutan, Thailand and Maldives. https://youtu.be/gkAh6WiMTGs