Sports in Canada consist of a wide variety of games. The roots of organized sports in Canada date back to the 1770s, culminating in the development and popularization of the major professional games of ice hockey, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, soccer, football and cricket. Canada's official national sports are ice hockey and lacrosse. Golf, baseball, tennis, skiing, ringette, badminton, cricket, volleyball, cycling, swimming, bowling, rugby union, canoeing, equestrian, squash, and the study of martial arts are widely enjoyed at the youth and amateur levels. Great achievements in Canadian sports are recognized by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, while the Lou Marsh Trophy is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete by a panel of journalists. There are numerous other Sports Halls of Fame in Canada.
The Bermuda men's national cricket team represents the British overseas territory of Bermuda in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB), which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966.
The Canada national cricket team represents Canada in international cricket. The team is administered by Cricket Canada, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968.
The 2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the third edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup first-class cricket tournament, an international cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. Defending champions Ireland won the tournament after three wins and one drawn game, defeating Canada by an innings in the final, and stretched their streak of unbeaten matches in the Intercontinental Cup to eight.
The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, run by JKCA. It is in the Elite Group C of the Ranji Trophy. Its main home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, and it also plays at Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground in Jammu.
Cricket Canada, known as the Canadian Cricket Association (CCA) until November 2007, is the governing body of cricket in Canada. It was established in 1892 and has its current headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. It administers the national men's and women's teams, as well as several youth teams at various age levels. In addition, Cricket Canada and its affiliates run several grassroots and development programs and leagues nationwide. Cricket Canada is Canada's representative at the International Cricket Council and has been an associate member of that body since 1968. It is included in the ICC Americas region.
Henry Osinde is a Canadian cricket coach and former player. He immigrated to Canada from Uganda as a young man and represented the Canada national cricket team from 2005 to 2013 as a fast-medium bowler. He played at the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups. He was made the interim head coach of Canada in 2017.
Nabil Samad in Dhaka is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Sylhet Division. A bowler, he represented Bangladesh in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Nabil was bought by Sylhet Royals for $20,000 and proved effective from his first game by bowling flat for low economy rates. He joined Chittagong Division for the 2015–16 Bangladeshi cricket season.
Cricket is a minor sport in Canada which is unusual among the former Dominions of the British Empire in not having adopted cricket as a major sport—in contrast with Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the British West Indies.
Rizwan Ahmed Cheema is a former cricketer of the Canadian cricket team. Cheema is a big-hitting batsman who also bowls some medium pace.
Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao is an Indian-Canadian cricketer who has played one One Day International and four Twenty20 Internationals for Canada. He also played for India in the U-19 level.
Ruvindu Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played One Day International cricket for Canada.
Abdul Samad It may be roughly translated as "servant of the Self-sufficient Master" or "servant of the Eternal Refuge".
Nikhil Dutta is a Canadian cricketer. He has represented the Canada national cricket team since 2013 as a right-arm off spin bowler. He has also played for franchises in the Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and Global T20 Canada.
Quarraisha Abdool Karim is an infectious diseases epidemiologist and co-founder and Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA. She is a Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York and Pro-Vice Chancellor for African Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Salim S. Abdool Karim, MBChB, MMed, MS(Epi), FFPHM, FFPath (Virol), DipData, PhD, DSc(hc), FRS is a South African public health physician, epidemiologist and virologist who has played a leading role in the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemic. His scientific contributions have impacted the landscape of HIV prevention and treatment, saving thousands of lives.
Mohammad Samad is an Indian actor, known for movies like Gattu (2012),Haraamkhor (2015), Tumbbad (2018),And Chhichhore (2019). He played the lead role of Manju Kumar in the Netflix web series Selection Day (2018).
Umran Malik is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in limited-overs cricket as a right-arm fast bowler. He debuted for India in June 2022 against Ireland. He plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League and Jammu and Kashmir in domestic cricket.
