Click here for more on this story Posted: Tuesday May 11, 1999 10:38 PM Kenyan Squad Asif Karim (captain) Maurice Odumbe (vice captain) Kennedy Otieno (wicketkeeper) Deepak Chudasama Steve Tikolo Ravindu Shah Hitesh Modi Tony Suji Martin Suji Thomas Odoyo Mohammad Sheikh Sandeep Gupta Joseph Angara James Kamande Alpesh Vadher Aasif Karim Full name: Aasif Y Karim (captain) Known as: Aasif Karim Born: Dec. 15, 1963. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Left-arm spinner Played for: Kenya, Jaffery Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 25 Total Runs: 167 Average Score: 11.92 Highest Score: 53 Total Wickets: 23 Runs per wicket: 36.69 Best Result: 5-33 Regarded as Kenya’s leading spin bowler he possesses variation in flight and length. Karim is consistently in the wickets, and is also a useful lower-order batsman. An all-round sportsman, Karim has also captained Kenya at tennis in the Davis Cup. Maurice Odumbe Full name: Maurice Omondi Odumbe (vice-captain) Known as: Maurice Odumbe Born: June 15, 1969. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Off-spinner Played for: Kenya, Aga Khan Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 25 Total Runs: 593 Average Score: 28.23 Highest Score: 83 Total Wickets: 19 Runs per wicket: 37.78 Best Result: 3-14 Captained the Kenyan team at the last World Cup, and was Man of the Match in Kenya's upset win over the West Indies by 73 runs. He is also the highest scorer in the ICC Trophy with an aggregate of 1,167 runs and will be relied on with Steve Tikolo to get most of the runs. Odumbe has played club cricket in Surrey. Kennedy Otieno Full name: Kennedy Otieno Obuya (wicketkeeper) Known as: Kennedy Otieno Born: March 11, 1972. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: -- Played for: Kenya, Aga Khan Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 25 Total Runs: 745 Average Score: 32.39 Highest Score: 144 Catches: -- Stumpings: -- Although he is Kenya’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the tournament, Otieno has yet to take any catches or make any stumpings in that capacity at a one-day international level. Shares world record opening partnership in one-day internationals of 225 with Deepak Chudasama against Bangladesh. Deepak Chudasama Full name: Deepak Chudasama Known as: Deepak Chudasama Born: May 20, 1963. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: -- Played for: Kenya, Nairobi Gymkhana One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 19 Total Runs: 432 Average Score: 24.00 Highest Score: 122 Total Wickets: -- Runs per wicket: -- Best Result: -- An opening batsman, Chudasama shares the one-day international world record for an opening partnership of 225 with Kennedy Otieno, against Bangladesh. Chudasama has proven inconsistent with only two scores over 50, one of which was a 62 against Canada, which ensured that Kenya finished at the top of its qualifying group. A medical doctor by profession, his teammates call him ‘Doc.’ Steve Tikolo Full name: Stephen Ogomji Tikolo Known as: Steve Tikolo Born: June 25, 1971. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Off-spinner Played for: Kenya, Border, Swansea Swamibapa Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/1996 One-Day Matches: 25 Total Runs: 688 Average Score: 31.27 Highest Score: 106* Total Wickets: 17 Runs per wicket: 35.47 Best Result: 3-28 One of the most experienced members of the squad and spent one season playing in South Africa for Border. He is the most prolific run-scorer in the Kenyan league. The bulk of his experience is in limited-overs cricket. Tikolo averaged 49 in the ICC trophy, with a high score of 95 against the Netherlands. Tikolo’s highest score ever in domestic cricket was 224 off only 108 balls. Named man of the series in a triangular tournament with India and Bangladesh in 1998. Ravindu Shah Full name: Ravindu Shah Known as: Ravindu Shah Born: Aug. 28, 1972. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: -- Played for: Kenya One-Day Debut: vs. Bangladesh at Hyderabad, Coca-Cola Triangular Series, 1997/98 One-Day Matches: 8 Total Runs: 297 Average Score: 34.87 Highest Score: 70 Total Wickets: -- Runs per wicket: -- Best Result: -- Since debuting in 1998 he has toured South Africa, India, Malaysia and Namibia. Although a British citizen, Shah is able to play for Kenya under a new ICC rule on residency. Hitesh Modi Full name: Hitesh S Modi Known as: Hitesh Modi Born: Jan. 13, 1971. Bats: Left-handed Bowls: Right-arm off-break Played for: Kenya, Nairobi Gymkhana One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 25 Total Runs: 533 Average Score: 28.05 Highest Score: 78* Total Wickets: -- Runs per wicket: -- Best Result: -- One of the eight members of the squad who also played in the last World Cup, Modi probably was selected for the World Cup based on his fielding and batting abilities. Although he had a poor tour of South Africa, Kenya will look to him to provide strength in the middle-order. Modi has on occasion bowled in Kenyan domestic cricket matches but has been called for 'chucking. Tony Suji Full name: Anthony Suji Ondik Known as: Tony Suji Born: Feb. 5, 1976. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Right-arm medium pace bowler Played for: Kenya, Aga Khan Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. Pakistan at Nairobi, KCA Centenary Tournament, 1996/97 One-Day Matches: 13 Total Runs: 143 Average Score: 14.30 Highest Score: 67 Total Wickets: 5 Runs per wicket: 61.60 Best Result: 1-16 Together with Thomas Odoyo set a world record seventh-wicket partnership in international one-day cricket of 119, against Zimbabwe in 1997. Suji is a promising all-rounder. He toured Bangladesh and South Africa with the Kenyan team in 1995. Martin Suji Full name: Martin A Suji Known as: Martin Suji Born: June 2, 1971. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Right-arm medium pace bowler Played for: Kenya, Transvaal One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 23 Total Runs: 48 Average Score: 8.00 Highest Score: 15 Total Wickets: 17 Runs per wicket: 46.46 Best Result: 4-24 One of the few Kenyans with first-class experience, Martin played win South African provincial side Transvaal in 1994. Since Kenya does not have any bowlers of real pace, Martin is likely to open its attack with his swing and seam. Thomas Odoyo Full name: Thomas Odoyo Known as: Thomas Odoyo Born: May 12, 1978. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Right-arm medium-fast bowler Played for: Kenya, Nairobi Gymkhana One-Day Debut: vs. India at Cuttack, World Cup, 1995/96 One-Day Matches: 24 Total Runs: 275 Average Score: 14.47 Highest Score: 54 Total Wickets: 20 Runs per wicket: 39.85 Best Result: 3-25 Shares the world record for a seventh-wicket partnership of 119 with Tony Suji. Another Kenyan who figured in the last World Cup, Odoyo is easily Kenya’s fastest bowler. Although his performances against India A and on the tour of South Africa were satisfactory at best he is considered to be one of Kenya’s brightest hopes for the future. Mohammad Sheikh Full name: Mohammad Sheikh Known as: Mohammad Sheikh Born: Aug. 29, 1980. Bats: Left-handed Bowls: Left-arm spinner Played for: Kenya One-Day Debut: vs. Bangladesh at Nairobi, President’s Cup, 1997/98 One-Day Matches: 15 Total Runs: 35 Average Score: 7.00 Highest Score: 2 Total Wickets: 17 Runs per wicket: 26.82 Best Result: 4-36 Youngest player on the Kenyan team. A highly promising bowler who could follow Karim as the country's leading spinner. Sandeep Gupta Full name: Sandeep Kumar Gupta Known as: Sandeep Gupta Born: April 7, 1967. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: -- Played for: Kenya, Nairobi Gymkhana One-Day Debut: vs. Sri Lanka at Nairobi, KCA Centenary Tournament, 1996/97 One-Day Matches: 7 Total Runs: 119 Average Score: 17.00 Highest Score: 41 Catches: -- Stumpings: -- Played in the 1990 and 1994 ICC Trophy. Toured South Africa with the national squad in 1995. Slow starter and but has found it difficult to hold down a regular place in the national side. Joseph Angara Full name: Angara Joseph Oduol Known as: Joseph Angara Born: Nov. 8, 1971. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Right-arm medium pace bowler Played for: Kenya, Swamibapa Sports Club One-Day Debut: vs. Zimbabwe at Nairobi, President’s Cup, 1997/98 One-Day Matches: 4 Total Runs: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Highest Score: 3 Total Wickets: 2 Runs per wicket: 68.50 Best Result: 1-19 Attended cricket academy in South Africa in 1995 and was selected for Kenya the same year but has yet to make a real impression at international level. Angara once took seven wickets in an innings in a league match. James Kamande Full name: James Kamande Known as: James Kamande Born: Dec. 12, 1978. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: Right-arm medium-fast bowler Played for: -- One-Day Debut: -- One-Day Matches: 0 Total Runs: 0 Average Score: 0 Highest Score: 0 Total Wickets: 0 Runs per wicket: 0 Best Result: 0 Promising, lively-paced bowler who has yet to play for Kenya. Alpesh Vadher Full name: Alpesh Vadher Known as: Alpesh Vadher Born: Sept. 7, 1974. Bats: Right-handed Bowls: -- Played for: Kenya, Premier Club One-Day Debut: vs. Bangladesh at Nairobi, President’s Cup, 1997/98 One-Day Matches: 11 Total Runs: 102 Average Score: 20.40 Highest Score: 42* Total Wickets: -- Runs per wicket: -- Best Result: -- Another of Kenya's promising younger players and the World Cup could provide Vadher with the opportunity to establish himself.

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