The KFC mini cricket recognition ceremony and information session was held at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban recently.

This event was to acknowledge and commend the active role of the coordinators, coaches and children, involved in the mini cricket programme within the province.

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One coach that is making a difference in the cricket fraternity on the South Coast is Ustaad Mohamed Zuber Khan. The 34-year-old cricket fanatic is a mathematics teacher and sports director at Port Shepstone Islamic School.

At the ceremony he was awarded the KwaZulu-Natal KFC mini cricket coach of the season.

Mr Khan has been coaching cricket for the past 10 years and loves every minute he spends teaching children the sport.

“The love for working and developing our younger generation for the future is our natural calling as adults. Coaching cricket at base level through mini cricket is an ideal platform to carry out this programme. I am hoping that this award will lead to many doors opening for cricket development on the South Coast,” he said.

Mr Khan explained that it is important to teach young players the correct basics of cricket. 

This passionate mini cricket coach not only holds a Bachelor of social sciences and nutrition, he is also an HIV counsellor and currently studying towards his postgraduate certificate in education through UNISA. Yet still he manages to find time to coach cricket and provide mental coaching to sports organisations.

He thanked the members of KZN mini cricket and Sooray Hanief, Judy Higgins and Akram Shaik of the executive committee at Port Shepstone Islamic School. 

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