LCC would like to announce the captains for 2022 and wish our captains the best of luck for the upcoming season .
We asked the captains 5 questions about themselves, see below for each of their answers.
Limerick 1st XI captain: Arslan Anwar
Arslan lead the first team to historic Senior League title in the 2020 season, the club's first in 15 years. He managed to score the most runs in premier league last year, Arslan will retain his position as the club captain and looks forward to what could be another successful year for Limerick CC at senior level.
Favourite Cricketer & Why - AB De Villiers, The most versatile Cricketer.
Your motto for life - Always be a little kinder than necessary.
Favourite Western Food - Fish & Chips.
Best Holiday Destination - Parents Home.
Proudest Moment in cricket - Scoring Maiden Century against Srilanka representing Pakistan Junior team.
Limerick 2nd XI captain: Ajay Hari
After a successful 2021 season winning the Junior League Ajay Hari will retain his position as the 2nd XI captain. Ajay Hari is known for including youth cricketers in his team and create opportunities where he was able to extract their best without any pressure on their shoulders.
Favourite Cricketer & Why - Yuvraj Singh , His big hitting abilities,sharp fielding & his never say die attitude.
Your motto for life - Be inspired and be inspiring.
Favourite Western Food - Fish & Chips
Best Holiday Destination - Maldives.
Proudest Moment in cricket - Captaining a team with 7 u16 members in divison 2 and winning the Minor T20 cup.
Limerick 3rd XI captain: Sumukh Venkatesh
Sumuhk won the Divsion 2 Bowler of the year award last year and has been an integeral part of Division 1 and Division 2 teams last year. An indiviudual with strong passion and love towards the sport takes on the challenge of captaining Division 2 team where he will be eyeing for victory and development of youth cricketers.
Favourite Cricketer & Why - Jacques Kallis, An amazing allrounder with Batting average of almost as Tendulkar & bowling average of Zaheer Khan.
Your motto for life - Make my Idols as Rivals.
Favourite Western Food - Buffalo wings.
Best Holiday Destination - Bora Bora.
Proudest Moment in cricket - Being a part time bowler and picking a fifer.
Limerick 4th XI captain: Prithiv Mohan
Stepping into 6th year with the club, Prithiv has captained and managed to win the Division 3 T20 trophy twice in the past 2 seasons. Prithiv displayed some admirable qualities and a good knowledge of the game and would be eying for another successful season.
Favourite Cricketer & Why - Sourav Ganguly, the best captain Indian team has ever had.
Your motto for life - Keep it simple, enjoy the moment.
Favourite Western Food - Irish lamb stew.
Best Holiday Destination - Svalbard.
Proudest Moment in cricket - Debut 5 wicket haul.
Limerick 5th XI captain: Ashok Kumar
Ashok who is stepping into his 2nd season with the club has managed to grab the eyes of most players with his enthusiasm and love for the game. He has been elected as the captain for the newly formed Division 4 team where he will play a key role of integerating youths into adult cricket.
Favourite Cricketer & Why - Rahul Dravid, is the embodiment of the "Spirit of Cricket." For those of us who genuinely love the game of cricket, He is the perfect gentleman in the gentlemen's game.
Your motto for life - Don't let your fears kill your dreams.
Favourite Western Food - Creamy Pasta.
Best Holiday Destination - My grandma's home.
Proudest Moment in cricket - 2011 CWC where "The little Master” finally lifts the World Cup.
