Patel’s passion for cricket opens doors

16-year-old got tryout for Canadian under-19 World Cup team  

By Darren Steinke
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

Shaurya Patel is one of Cricket Saskatoon’s elite junior players.

Shaurya Patel loves the game of cricket, and he believes the sport loves him back.

When his family moved from India to Canada seven years ago, the 16-year-old wanted to continue in the sport he was passionate about. No matter where his family went, Patel found doors kept opening for him to continue in the sport.

“I started playing like when I was three or four years old,” said Patel. “I moved to Canada.

“My dad was like there is an academy here (in Saskatoon), if you want to join. I am like, “OK. I should.” I came here and met Harpartap (Harry) Sandhu my coach.

“He supported me a lot, and I’m here now.”

Patel joined Cricket Saskatoon’s junior program in 2023. When he signed up, Patel didn’t know anyone, but he found he bonded with the existing group of players and coaches quickly.

In September of 2023, Patel found himself playing for the Meewasin Masters squad that won the Saskatoon Junior Cricket League under-15 title. He found Masters captain Aryan Patel to be one of his early backers and developed a fast friendship with him.

“Aryan Patel supported me a lot,” said Shaurya Patel, who has trained a number of times at the Indoor Training Centre on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds. “He is the one who trusted me in battling, in bowling and in all things.

“When I got a little older, I knew all the people. Lots of people came after I came.”

Patel said he found a home with the cricket community in Saskatoon. Away from the game, he said everyone treats each other well. When it comes to game time, Patel said the focus turns to what needs to be done to succeed in the match.

“It is amazing,” said Patel, who stands 5-foot-6 and weighs 128 pounds. “They all are so thankful.

“I love them like friends. Inside the ground when the match starts, we’re not friends. We’re teammates.”

Sandhu, who is the youth head coach for Cricket Saskatoon, has enjoyed coaching Patel since the youngster came aboard. The field boss said Patel always wants to learn new things and adapt to challenges. On top of wanting to learn new things, Sandhu was impressed by the fact Patel hasn’t complained about any of the instructions he has received from his coaches.

Shaurya Patel tried out for the Canadian under-19 World Cup team. 

“Coaching Shaurya, it has been quite a bit of a journey,” said Sandhu. “He started here three years ago.

“He played a little bit of cricket on the streets here with his dad, and then his grandfather was a cricketer, so cricket was in his genes. He is a quick learner. The most important thing about Shaurya is he is a very like a hard-headed guy.

“Whenever it requires for him to stay on the crease – crease means to stay on the wicket – not to get out, he tries to stay as long as he can. He is a very competitive guy in cricket.”

This past May, Patel’s journey in cricket took a new exciting turn. Cricket Canada announced he was a probable for the Canadian under-19 World Cup team and was to attend a preparation camp in Vancouver. Patel almost couldn’t believe the news when he was informed by Sandhu.

“I almost cried then,” said Patel, who is a Grade 11 student at Centennial Collegiate. “I am like, “You’re joking.”

“Then, he showed me the things and all. I was just really happy. Then, I was selected from B.C., so I went to Ontario to do my best in Ontario.

“It was just amazing.”

Patel was announced this past July as being on the shortlist of 32 players for the main selection camp for the Canadian under-19 World Cup team in Toronto. Sandhu was pleased with how Patel played during that journey, even with ultimately not being able to make the Canadian under-19 World Cup team this time around.

“We took him to Vancouver there were the Western Canadian tryouts were happening,” said Sandhu. “He scored the highest runs there.

“From there, he got selected and he (went) to Toronto where the big camp happened. He kind of didn’t get the right chance there. He was supposed to bat one down, which means when one batter gets out he needs to bat second.

“He only got chance one, and he didn’t perform. It is still an excuse, but we were hoping that he would get more chances when he went down east playing with the other guys.”

Looking back at the Ontario camp, Sandhu said the biggest adjustment Patel had to make was seeing how fast the bowlers at that camp threw the ball.

Shaurya Patel enjoys the Cricket community in Saskatoon.

“When he plays out there, there are kids from Toronto, and they have been training all year round,” said Sandhu. “With us being in Saskatoon, we have a problem with indoor facilities.

“We don’t get the proper run ups, especially with bowlers. When you get the bowlers who are bowling about 135 to 138 kilometres per hour, that is a problem where our kids can’t really compete at that level. It is not that they can’t.

“It is that they haven’t practiced on those speeds yet.”

Sandhu believes Patel would have a better chance to make the Canadian roster, if he had more experience against bowlers who can throw the ball at elite speeds for his age group.

“The only issue is exposure,” said Sandhu. “Exposure to the extreme speeds, he doesn’t have it here in Saskatoon.

“I think he needs more competition now, and once he is getting into that level of competition he is getting better, which I have seen so far. He is a very quick learner, so he adapts so good at those things.”

Patel would love to crack the roster of one of Cricket Canada’s national teams one day. He added all the junior players he plays with and against inside the Cricket Saskatoon junior program have those same aspirations too.

“It is not only my dream,” said Patel. “All the people who play here it is their dream to play for Canada.

“They do their best to represent in Canada. That is what I am doing. I’ll do my best to get on an actual Canadian team and play World Cup.”

Sandhu said the sky was the limit for how far Patel could go in the sport. The veteran coach said other doors may open in the future for his young player noting B.C. Place in Vancouver is hosting a new indoor league in the Canada Super 60 tournament.

“We went there this fall, and there was a big tournament happening,” said Sandhu. “They pay you good money, if you represent any of those teams.

“If he is playing good, there is a chance that there are many leagues coming up, and he is going to compete. If he is going to compete and he is good, those teams they are going to pay him hefty. They are going to pay him like 30,000 to 40,000 U.S. dollars per season.”

As for Patel, he wants to play the sport for as long as he can.

Shaurya Patel aims to play cricket long into the future.

“I want to play this forever,” said Patel. “Cricket has to support me as well.

“I want to play this forever. I’ll try my best for that. If I get on Canada’s team or something, then I will have to play forever.

“I’ll try my best for that. All people here want to play forever. That is why they are here.”

For more information about Cricket Saskatoon, feel free to check out their website at www.cricketsaskatoon.com.

Sands meet takes centre stage in photo roundup

By Gordie Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

Aiden Gao blasts on to the straightaway at the Sands meet.

The Johns Sands Classic Long Track Meet has been one of the longtime winter traditions on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds that is always a highlight for the speed skating community.

In January of 2025, the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club wasn’t able to host any meets at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval due to the month mainly having temperatures colder than -25 C. It is against the regulations of both Speed Skating Canada and Speed Skating to Saskatchewan to hold outdoor competitions in temperatures which are that cold or colder.

This past January 3 and 4, the Lions hosted the Sands meet in pretty much ideal conditions where temperatures averaged around -14 C. A steady light snow that fell throughout the second day of the competition did offer a slight challenge with volunteers and staffers having to keep the track clear sweeping the snow away with brooms.

Keegan Beausoleil (#28) leads a group of skaters at the Sands meet.

Overall, the meet was a good time for all who were involved in it. For the Lions, it gave an ample opportunity for their younger aged skaters to show off the hard work they put into the sport along with hosting races for the older age groups as well.

The lead picture of our photo roundup sees Lions skater Aiden Gao jet out of the corners on the south end of the Oval on to the track’s main straightaway on January 4. Gao had a strong meet claiming a number of first place finishes.

The second shot shows Keegan Beausoleil leading a group of skaters down the Oval’s front straightaway during a 10-lap mass start race that wrapped up all the races for the event on January 4. Beausoleil won the mass start race and claimed few other first place finishes over the event’s two days. The third picture shows one of the medal presentations that occurred at the Oval after the Sands meet concluded on January 4.

A medal presentation is made at the conclusion of the Sands meet.

Along with the pictures from the Sands meet, this photo roundup reflects the winter season being in full gear on the Complex grounds. 

It includes pictures from baseball, cricket, football, skating, skiing, softball and ultimate disk. A lot of the shots come from the Indoor Training Centre.

The pictures in this photo roundup capture some of the memories that are made on our grounds. In this photo roundup, all of these pictures were taken by our Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.

Without further ado, here is a selection of 17 shots we hope you enjoy.

Incoming heat

A young pitcher from the Going Yard Baseball Academy lets a pitch fly to home plate during a training session at the Indoor Training Centre on December 10, 2025. The instructors at Going Yard have a keen focus in helping players master their skills.

Big stretch

An outfielder from the 222’s Fastpitch program comes up with a catch after making a big stretch reach for the ball during a training session on December 10, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. The 222’s have called the Indoor Training Centre their home base since the facility opened on March 1, 2019.

Looking for an escape

An offensive player, right, looks to make a pass to get out of trouble during a pick-up game played by Saskatoon Ultimate Disc-Sport Society members on December 15, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. While the Saskatoon Ultimate Disc-Sport Society hosts a large number of regular season games at the Indoor Training Centre, teams will also take part in practice sessions at that facility too.

Going Deep

Huddle Buddies quarterback Jaxson Stanford fires a deep pass during a Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League contest against Blue Ballin on December 16, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. Blue Ballin edged the Huddle Buddies 43-39 in this encounter.

Let it fly

A young bowler fires a toss during game action at the Indoor Cricket Tournament hosted by Cricket Saskatoon for youth aged players on December 20, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. Cricket Saskatoon hosts this event annually as a way to give youngsters winter game action in cricket.

Lift off

A young batter drives a hit during game action at the Indoor Cricket Tournament hosted by Cricket Saskatoon for youth aged players on December 20, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. The youngsters that took part in this event came away having a great experience with the sport of cricket.

Coming together

Understanding it takes a community to make everything go, Cricket Saskatoon had everyone gather for a big group photo following its Indoor Cricket Tournament for youth aged players on December 20, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. The photo included players, parents, coaches and volunteer staffers.

Power shot

A hitter from the JQFP Softball program drives a ball hard into a net during a training session on December 30, 2025 at the Indoor Training Centre. The players from the JQFP Softball program took part in skill building drills of all sorts on this day.

Fun out on the ice

A group of skaters enjoy taking part in a public skating session on December 30, 2025 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval. The public skating sessions are open to skaters of all skill levels, and all sorts of fun action takes place at the Oval at these times.

Helping hand at the Oval

A really young skater gets a helping hand during a public skating session on December 30, 2025 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval. Public skating sessions at the Oval allow for some fun bonding time between family and friends.

Special Delivery

A pitcher from the Saskatoon Selects program sets to deliver a pitch during a modified game action on January 2, 2026 at the Indoor Training Centre. The Selects coaches were using this session to evaluate players for the upcoming spring and summer season.

Here comes the pack

A large group of skaters jets down the front straightaway on January 3, 2026 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval during action at the John Sands Classic Long Track Meet. The seven-lap race for Youth 1 skaters saw those that participated have fun and make some good memories.

Spectators come in numbers for Sands meet

A healthy gathering of spectators and supporters packed into the second-floor observation deck at the K+S Potash Canada Multi-Sports Centre on January 3, 2026 to watch the John Sands Classic Long Track Meet hosted by the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club. The observation deck provides a comfortable viewing area.

Necessary sweep

A staffer sweeps the surface of the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval during a break in the action at the John Sands Classic Long Track Meet on January 4, 2026. Thanks to a light snowfall that fell for most of that day, the facility’s Zamboni was neutralized causing more traditional methods for ice clearing to be utilized.

Ready, set, go

A group of youth skaters take off at the start of a race during action at the John Sands Classic Long Track Meet on January 4, 2026 at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval. The Sands often provides the lone time the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club can host a long track event during the skating season.

Learning the downhill ropes

A young skier from the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club practices going around an obstacle during an instructional session on January 4, 2026 on the ski trails that run over the Glenn Reeve Fields. The local ski club provides numerous instructional sessions for young and junior aged skiers at the Glenn Reeve Fields.

Out for some fun

A skier enjoys some time on the trails that run across the Glenn Reeve Fields on January 4, 2026. The fun days on the ski trials provide some of the best days on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds during the winter months.

Photo roundup features first women’s cricket festival for Saskatchewan

By Gordie Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

The women’s cricket festival created fun for female players.

It never gets old when it comes to experiencing a first on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds.

During the Christmas holiday season, it has become common for the Indoor Training Centre to host various sports camps that last one to potentially three days where the focus is to make the sport fun for participants as well as help develop or polish up skills. On Saturday, December 21, 2024, the Indoor Training Centre hosted the CRIIIO Women’s Cricket Festival, which was something new for the Complex grounds.

Cricket Saskatoon and the Saskatchewan Cricket Association combined to host this event with the hopes of helping female players have a good experience with the sport so they elect to pursue it further. The women’s cricket festival was a first for Saskatchewan as a province.

A young cricket player makes a run to score a point.

Registrations were capped at 60 players, and the coaches, volunteers and umpires (referees) helped the athletes take part in a number of skill building and game simulation drills. Our lead photo for this photo roundup shows a bowler having delivered a ball that is getting closer to a prepared hitter standing beside a set of wickets.

The second photo shows a hitter completing a run to score a point for her team. The third photo shows a young player getting pictured with a medal and an organizer after the completion of the festival. 

The event organizers ensured everyone who participated in the festival received a medal as a memento of their participation in the festival.

A young cricket player, right, gets pictured with her medal.

Along with the pictures of the women’s cricket festival, this photo roundup includes other action from the Indoor Training Centre as various baseball and softball groups are engaged in off-season training, while other groups like the Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League are taking part in regular season competition. There are also images from skating from the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval and skiing from the trails on the Glenn Reeve Fields.

The pictures in this photo roundup capture some of the memories that are made on our grounds. In this photo roundup, all of these pictures were taken by our Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.

Without further ado, here is a selection of 19 shots we hope you enjoy.

Smart slap bunt

A player from the Twin City Angels sends a slap bunt down the third base line during a practice session at the Indoor Training Centre on December 12, 2024. The Angels were working on executing regular and slap bunts during this session.

Perfecting a swing

A member of the Saskatoon Berries Baseball Academy program was working on the fundamentals of his swing at the Indoor Training Centre on December 13, 2024. The Berries Academy is one of the various academy programs that utilize the Indoor Training Centre during the winter months.

Eye on the ball

A member of the Saskatoon Berries Baseball Academy watches the ball into his glove during a rapid-fire infield defensive drill at the Indoor Training Centre on December 13, 2024. These types of drills help infielders get repetitions so they can execute plays like they are second nature.

Sweet moments on the ski trails

A couple of recreational skiers enjoy their time on the ski trails that cover Glenn Reeve Fields on December 15, 2024. While the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club uses these trails to teach young and junior aged skiers, the trails are open to be used by all. Recreational skiers will hit these trails after work during the week and on the weekends.

Feeling the thrill of speed

A member of the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating Club jets down the back straightaway at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval on December 17, 2024. Established in 1942, the Lions have been a staple at the Oval for as long as anyone can remember.

Off to the races

A receiver, left, blasts downfield past a defender during Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League action at the Indoor Training Centre on December 17, 2024. The league includes numerous players who have been members of the CJFL’s Saskatoon Hilltops, U Sports’ University of Saskatchewan Huskies and the WWCFL’s Saskatoon Valkyries.

Let it rip

A skilled bowler fires the ball down the pitch during action at the CRIIIO Women’s Cricket Festival held at the Indoor Training Centre on December 21, 2024. The event was held to allow female players to gain a good experience with the sport of cricket as well as developing and polishing skills for the sport.

Sweet end to a great cricket day

Players, coaches, volunteers and umpires (referees) pose for a group photo showing off the medals following the CRIIIO Women’s Cricket Festival held at the Indoor Training Centre on December 21, 2024. Everyone who participated in this event received a medal as a memento. This was the first women’s cricket festival held in the province of Saskatchewan.

Turning on the jets for home

A player turns on the afterburners racing to home plate during Softball Canada’s female U15 Identification Camp held at the Indoor Training Centre on December 22, 2024. These camps were held across Canada in preparation for a pair of upcoming future international events.

Smiles are the norm at the Oval

A quartet of skaters enjoys taking a casual skate the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval on December 29, 2024. Public skating sessions, especially during the Christmas holiday season, have been popular at the Oval for the last half decade.

Making it look easy

An infielder plays a ground ball in textbook fashion during the Frosty Fundamentals camp run by 222’s Fastpitch that concluded at the Indoor Training Centre on December 29, 2024. The Frosty Fundamentals annual two-day event allows players to get around the sport of softball during the Christmas holiday season.

Bringing the heat

A left-handed pitcher fires a toss to the plate during the Frosty Fundamentals camp run by 222’s Fastpitch that concluded at the Indoor Training Centre on December 29, 2024. The Frosty Fundamentals two-day event has become an annual tradition during the Christmas holiday season.

Climbing the ladder

A young first baseman corrals a high throw during a Going Yard Baseball Academy session on January 2, 2025. The crew at going yard were working with some of their younger players in this period.

Let it rip

A young pitcher fires a pitch to home plate during a Going Yard Baseball Academy session on January 2, 2025. The crew at Going Yard puts a lot of focus on fun and fundamentals with their younger players.

Navigating a downhill slalom

The Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club likes to introduce youngsters to all aspects of skiing. On January 5, 2025, a couple of young skiers learn how to weave through a mini slalom course set up on one of the hills on the trails located at the Glenn Reeve Fields.

An all-out blast

Members of the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club closed a practice session on January 5, 2025 playing a version of ultimate frisbee on skis using a soccer ball called “dunk slam.” Laughter filled the air on the Glenn Reeve Fields ski trails here.

Caught from behind

University of Saskatchewan defender Rachel Boyenko gets a grip on the flag of Honey Badgers receiver Kelsey Murphy during Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League action at the Indoor Training Centre on January 5, 2025. The players in the league play with a high level of skill and speed.

Inbounds doublecheck

BGees receiver Julene Hillis checks to see if she came down with a toe tap inbounds during Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League action at the Indoor Training Centre on January 5, 2025. Hillis did indeed come down with a back of the end zone catch for a touchdown.

Rounding the corner for stretch run

A trio of skaters from the Saskatoon Lions Speed Skating club rounds the fourth corner at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval building up speed to jet down the front straightaway on January 8, 2025. The Lions will be hosting the Western Canadian Outdoor Classic on January 18 and 19, 2025 at the Oval.

Cricket on cusp of boom in Saskatoon

Players use Complex while new facilities sought for sport

By Darren Steinke
Gordie Howe Sports Complex

A young cricket player practices making a defensive hit.

Cricket in Saskatoon is on the verge of having a boom, but the potential boom could be deflated before it really gets going.

That is a scenario Bishwajit Sanyal, who is the President of Cricket Saskatoon, wants to avoid. Incorporated in 2003, Cricket Saskatoon plugged along with a modest number of players for a lengthy stretch.

In recent years, the sport has seen a spike in growth. Sanyal said two years ago there were 200 adult players taking part in the sport and that number has since grown to 400. He added in 2021 the sport had 10 teams, it grew to 14 teams last year and there could be 22 teams this year.

Sanyal said the fact there was a cricket community in Saskatoon helped keep him in the sport when he moved to the city from Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2015. His involvement in the sport locally grew from being a player, to a junior coach in 2019, to taking on Cricket Saskatoon’s Vice-President’s role in 2022 and becoming the organization’s President last year.

“When I moved to Canada, I never ever thought I would play cricket here,” said Sanyal.“When I came here, and I saw people were playing, then I also started playing.”

There has been growth on the junior side of the game too, which consists of players 18-and-under. Tapankumar Bhatt, who is the Director Junior Cricket Saskatoon, said there usually had been around five to 10 junior aged players in the game. That changed last year when Cricket Saskatoon attracted 55 junior players including both boys and girls.

“If I say Saskatoon is an immigrant hub, a lot of immigrants are coming from world wide,” said Bhatt. “This game is very popular in Southeast Asia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Caribbeans and America.

“Everywhere it is now growing popular, so people coming from other parts of the world they are missing this sport. Because we are conducting it now, the kids get a platform. Their parents are engaged.

“Their friends back at home used to play. Because we started this year, now, they get this sport.”

A bowler delivers a throw at a junior tournament.

Sanyal said the sport in Saskatoon needs new cricket specific facilities to handle the growth the sport is seeing.

“I just need to do all I can to take care of my kids,” said Sanyal. “Hopefully, the city will give them a good place to grow up, and they can go and play for Cricket Canada and Canada national team.”

Cricket does have a lengthy history in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. When Canada became a country in 1867, cricket was declared the country’s first official sport. It was popular among early settlers in Saskatchewan, but the popularity faded as sports like hockey and baseball became more widely played.

Cricket still had a presence in Saskatoon with games regularly being played at Kinsmen Park until the 1980s, when the sport’s pitch was moved to the Saskatoon Forestry Farm. In the early 2010s, cricket began to grow again and two pitches were added in Pierre Radisson Park. The first pitch at that location opened in 2016 and a second pitch was added in 2021.

“Saskatchewan has a very old history about cricket,” said Sanyal. “We have three cricket grounds in Forestry Farm land and two of them on Pierre Radisson Park.

“Forestry Farm is now not playable. Pierre Radisson Park is very close to the neighbourhood, and we can’t even play proper cricket there.”

For indoor training in the winter months, Cricket Saskatoon has utilized both the Saskatoon Field House and the Indoor Training Centre at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Sanyal said the staffs at both places have been great, but the coaches with Cricket Saskatoon have to modify or plan drills in both places. When both places were built, they weren’t originally planned to be used by cricket sports groups.

At the Indoor Training Centre, cricket players often practice the skills of their sport inside the batting cages. Sanyal said working in the batting cages is tough for the bowler (the player who pitches the ball in cricket), because the bowler usually needs a run up of 10 or 15 metres before throwing the ball.

With all that noted, two big successes Cricket Saskatoon had at the Indoor Training Centre was being able to hold the Indoor Junior Cricket Tournament on December 23, 2023 and the Envision Sports Club Tape Ball Cricket Tournament 2023 on December 30, 2023 at that facility.

A hitter makes a run to score a point at a junior tournament.

Bhatt was pleased the junior tournament went well. He said that event was a success because they had enough junior players to hold it, and they were able to successfully run junior games on the field turf at the Indoor Training Centre.

“That was amazing, because we never thought of that big successes,” said Bhatt. “We invited MLAs, MPs, and the councillors.

“The parents were here, so a lot of parents had never been in this facility before. They were amazed. They came from another part of the world.

“This kind of a bigger facility where you have indoor cricket you can play. It is a big ground, when you merge both north and south (fields). It was a very successful tournament, and we got a lot of visibility.”

Outdoors, Cricket Saskatoon hosted a Mini World Cup on May 6, 2023 at Pierre Radisson Park. Teams represented six community groups including Canada, Bangladeshi Community Association of Saskatchewan, India-Canada Cultural Association, Pakistan-Canada Culture Association, Sri Lanka Association of Saskatoon and South Africa. A total of 1,000 people came out to enjoy that one day event.

“It is a really fun game for like everyone that comes,” said Sanyal. “All our Saskatoon residents they are having fun, and now kids are also coming.”

Bhatt said he started playing cricket again after a number of years not playing the sport due to the fact his children are playing and he is involved as the director for the junior level of Cricket Saskatoon. The 41-year-old is looking forward to making good special memories when his team plays the junior side his children play on this coming season.

“We left cricket like 10 years back, 15 years back,” said Bhatt. “Now, we are starting it again, because our kids are playing.

“Our kids will face us in the game that is the biggest thing.”

Still, Sanyal is worried about turning players away and capping registrations, because of the lack of facilities for the sport in Saskatoon. He is concerned that players who are turned away or decide to leave the sport won’t come back if they elect to pursue other sports or activities. Sanyal believes cricket can be a great sport for the city.

A young player drives the ball at during a junior tournament.

“It is growing,” said Sanyal. “The main problem is we are having to choose with our facilities.

“We don’t have enough good ground for cricket.One of the greatest cricket players name is Sachin Tendulkar. He is from India, Mumbai.

“If anyone in cricket knows about cricket, they know about Sachin Tenduklar. I just want to make sure that one day we will produce that type of player, (and) everyone knows Saskatoon, where Saskatoon is all over the world.”

For more information about Cricket Saskatoon, feel free to check out their website at www.cricketsaskatoon.com. Check out the video below for an overview of the sport of cricket.