Bulgaria national cricket team
| Bulgaria | |
 | |
| ICC membership granted | 2008 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate-Member |
| ICC development region | Europe |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| Captain | Saif–ur-Rehman |
| Coach | Ludmil Trenev |
| First recorded match | 2004, v Tzurvena Zvezda [1] |
| As of 4 April 2015 | |
The Bulgarian Cricket Team is a fledgling team which represents the nation of Bulgaria in International Cricket competitions.
The game is well supported by ex-pats from the United Kingdom, and is becoming more popular with the locals. There are teams in the capital, Sofia, and also in the city of Varna on the Black Sea.
They were granted affiliate status in June 2008 by the ICC.
Bulgaria took part in a European Twenty20 tournament held by Carmel & District Cricket Club in July 2009.
Tournament history
European Cricket Championship
- 2009: 4th place (Division Five)
Euro Twenty-20
- 2010: 3rd place
The future
Bulgaria will play in the ICC European Division 3 Championship, to be held from 14–17 June 2012.[2]
Current squad
- The following table lists the players in the Bulgaria squad for the 2010 European Twenty20 Championship:[3]
- saif rehman(Captain)
- Vikram Tewatia
- Prakash Mishra
- Rajab Ali Khan
- Ivailo Katzarski
- Grant Baben
- Georgi Velinov
- Masseeh Dlir
- Vladimir Ruskov
- Henry Rowlands
- Mushtaq Lone
- Tim Buiserete
- Tsoneo Savekov
- Danail Trenev
References
- 'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell