Neil Pickup
Request Your Custom Title Now!
As opposed to the numerous non-countries that have played and continue to play at World Cups?
Exactly. If we're going to talk about citizenship, there are no West Indian citizens, English citizens or Scottish citizens at this World Cup either.As opposed to the numerous non-countries that have played and continue to play at World Cups?
Everything goes to **** once they start breaking out the machine guns for a bad umpiring call.I don't have a problem with the UAE team, as the players are Emiratis in all but paperwork, but I'd hate to see a team of real mercenaries compete at a CWC.
Ireland tooExactly. If we're going to talk about citizenship, there are no West Indian citizens, English citizens or Scottish citizens at this World Cup either.
Isn't their Captain also an UAE citizen?
Amjad Javed is and he's their only player with a cool head
Quite doubtful on both accounts.
They may be born and raised in UAE but i dont think they hold UAE passports or citizenship.
You actually can become an Irish citizen I believe. It is a bit different to 'normal' citizenship though for obvious reasons.Ireland too
A really really dumb one.What kind of question is that?
Possibly because there's nothing in the eligibility rules that demands players to be citizens of the nations they represent?
Yeah but then you're punishing the very immigrants you're trying to help. There would be zero chance the UAE would ever consider changing its laws due to cricket, or for that matter, sports in general. The only thing that will happen is that the players will be excluded from playing because of the citizenship rule.I have a real problem with the way UAE treats immigrants though, and so I do have a problem with this team not being citizens. Not that ICC can do much about it, but I personally wouldn't mind some sort of citizenship rule (not clear on how that would work out - being a natural citizen of a country(or countries) of the board you represent). It gets weird with the UK though.
UC would probably know better than me. But my understanding is that being an Irish citizen makes you a citizen of the Republic, even though you are entitled to it if you are born and reside in the NorthYou actually can become an Irish citizen I believe. It is a bit different to 'normal' citizenship though for obvious reasons.
Both are different topics.As opposed to the numerous non-countries that have played and continue to play at World Cups?
Yea I realize that. It's not practical and it wouldn't change much. How people are treated in the UAE - especially immigrant construction workers - just leaves a tremendously bad taste in my mouth.Yeah but then you're punishing the very immigrants you're trying to help. There would be zero chance the UAE would ever consider changing its laws due to cricket, or for that matter, sports in general. The only thing that will happen is that the players will be excluded from playing because of the citizenship rule.
Not an opinion but a fact for the uninitiated.isn't it practically illegal to be christian?
edit: nope, but open athiesm is punishable by death.