Charbel Coorey

Charbel Coorey is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket after playing the sport right through his teenage years and early 20s. He also had the privilege of playing grade cricket for Fairfield Liverpool Cricket Club. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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