In the lead up to the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the Emirates Cricket Board decided they wanted to compete on the world stage. The country had been competed for a chance to make the world cup for years, but decided now was the time to strike. But instead of building from grassroots, and working to produce home grown talent, they decided to - essentially - hire mercenaries to play.

But the real story really begins after the World Cup, when the fallout that the UAE's inclusion hits international cricket, and the UAE Captain Sultan Zarawani is banned for life from ever competing again.

So leave the helmet behind, hire a group of mercenaries, and prepare to learn about teams that play cricket but probably shouldn't as we continue our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.

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