ating . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁saw ▁the ▁league ▁return ▁to ▁its ▁historic ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Basketball ▁Alliance , ▁where ▁it ▁fl our ishes ▁today . ▁Most ▁not ew orth y ▁is ▁the ▁high - cal iber ▁of ▁play , ▁and ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁individual ▁franch ises ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁Organ ization ally , ▁the ▁E BA ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁stronger , ▁which , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁solid ▁group ▁of ▁existing ▁franch ises , ▁makes ▁the ▁E BA ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁professional ▁le agues ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Light ning : ▁Euro b asket . com ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Light ning ▁Official ▁site ▁E BA ▁League ▁Website ▁Sports ▁Central ▁ ▁Category : E astern ▁Basketball ▁Alliance ▁Category : Mor ris ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : B asketball ▁teams ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey <0x0A> </s> ▁D he er aj ▁J ad hav ▁( born ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ), ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁cr ick eter ▁who ▁currently ▁plays ▁for ▁Ass am . ▁He ▁has ▁represented ▁M umb ai ▁Cham ps ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Cr icket ▁League ▁and ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁in ▁domestic ▁cr icket . ▁Although ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁bat ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁order , ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁stroke play ing ▁opening ▁b ats man ▁which ▁produced ▁immediate ▁results . ▁After ▁good ▁performances ▁for ▁India ▁A , ▁including ▁a ▁century ▁in ▁an ▁India ▁v ▁India ▁A ▁game ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁into