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The fast-paced format of the game, Hong Kong Sixes returned with a bang as it unleashed some scintillating performances to entertain the fans thoroughly. Sri Lanka were crowned the champions for the 2024 edition. Hong Kong’s Nizakat Khan who put up a good show during the competition expressed delight and thanked Cricket Hong Kong, China for hosting the tournament.
“Hong Kong Sixes returned after a gap of seven years. It’s a very unique, fast-paced and action packed format. It’s a very good form of cricket for the players and pure entertainer for the spectators. I would really like to give credit to Cricket Hong Kong, Ravi Nagdev, Anurag Bhatnagar, Anoop Gidwani and chairperson of our team Burji Shroff. They have really put in a lot of hard work in reviving the tournament. The most important and the biggest thing is that they have made this HK 6s a big success. I’m very thankful to CHK for bringing back the HK 6s,” he said.
Nizakat who was born in Pakistan but shifted bases permanently in 2004 to Hong Kong made his T20I debut against Nepal in March 2014 feels that Hong Kong Sixes is a great opportunity for the players to show their ability at the professional level and also explained the process that goes in the preparation.
“It’s a great opportunity for the players to showcase their talent and ability. In fact, CHK is also trying to bring back Hong Kong Blitz which is T20 franchise cricket. If that happens, it’s going to be a very big thing for us as it will open more doors of opportunities for the players,” Nizakat said.
The right-handed cricketer is confident that the format has a lot of potential to gain more popularity at the global level.
“Surely, the format can get some popularity at a global level purely because it’s a tournament that can conclude in a span of three days. As I said earlier, it’s a very entertaining form of the game and engage a lot of fans. Cricket Hong Kong is trying their best to take it to the other countries as well. It will be a great initiative bringing another form of cricket,” Nizakat pointed.