The ‘Cricket Board of Maldives’ is the national governing board of the sport within the Republic of Maldives. We are responsible for setting the strategic direction and the administration of cricket throughout the country.
Our collective vision is to make cricket a leading competetive sport in the Maldives and achieve excellence on the international stage by creating an atmosphere for cricket to grow and prosper.
Over recent years much work has been done to strengthen the cricket development programme begun in 1999. A number of players have progressed from the Youth development Program (YDP), to club and ultimately, national cricket.
The aim is to introduce cricket to a new generation of players and enhance the current development programme to include people from all walks of life within the Maldives and include alternative formats of the game.
Club cricket has seen ebbs and flows over recent years. After a revival of club cricket in the early and mid 2000, club and player numbers have dwindled over the last 3 years. The aim of the next four years will be to halt the decline and revitalise club cricket by improving methods of support to clubs.
Maldives Cricket has entered a new and exciting phase in its senior and international cricket development with the entry of a new generation of cricketers into the senior team.
The next four years will see the players trained under the development programme take reigns of the team. This, together with changes in regional cricket, will bring new challenges to the team which needs to be met head on to make the Maldives a formidable power amongst cricket developing countries.
Focus
The secret to success in cricket is the players’ focus. If a team concentrates on collective goals and individual aspirations that are complementary to each other, victory would no doubt be within reach.
Timeliness
Respect for set time patterns and deadlines is an essential part of life as in cricket. Timeliness teaches us to respect deadlines and increases our sense of achievement and satisfaction.
Trust
Without a good understanding and trust for ones teammates, a team would not get together in a desired manner. CBM values, aim to build trust among cricketers, administrators, peers and parents, and indeed everyone involved in cricket activities in the Maldives.
Caring
Cricket is a game of human emotions and strong affiliations and ties. Players learn to work as a team, give selflessly to ones mates and place the goals of the team before ones own aspirations. In the process, players learn to care for each other, and to develop close friendships.
