Five facts about Iceland Cricket, the body that has offered Ambati Rayudu permanent residency
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As of 2018, the Krikketsamband Íslands (Icelandic counterpart of the BCCI) has 35 active players.(Photo | Iceland Cricket Twitter)The team is vice-captained by Abhishek Raj Chauhan, a Delhi-born man who now holds Icelandic citizenship. He used to play competitive cricket for Delhi during his earlier years in India and now works as a bartender in the island. (Photo | Iceland Cricket Twitter)Iceland is the only place in the world where one can play at midnight without any need of floodlights, during the summer. Every ball by a fast bowler rises up to the batsman’s shoulder in the country as all the available pitches are astroturf. (Photo | Iceland Cricket Twitter)The Iceland cricket board launched a crowdfunding campaign last year to promote cricket in the country and has played two international matches so far, both against Switzerland. (Photo | Iceland Cricket Twitter)
