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THE EMIRATES STRIKING BACK: The United Arab Emirates returns to the elite cricket stage after an 18-year absence, having last played in the ICC World Cup on the subcontinent in 1996. The Khurram Khan-led squad consists mainly of part-time players who often use their annual leave to play cricket, but things are likely to change in the coming years after UAE teams qualified for the recent under-19 World Cup as well as the 2015 ODI World Cup. The squad in Bangladesh is coached by former Pakistan paceman Aaqib Javed, who is pushing for players to be given central contracts in an effort to make the UAE system more professional.
