▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁national ▁side ▁returned ▁to ▁action , ▁twice ▁losing ▁heavily ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁These ▁heavy ▁defe ats ▁showed ▁that ▁much ▁work ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁if ▁the ▁U AE ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁I CC ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁the ▁EC B ▁adopted ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁policy . ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁I CC ▁Tro phy ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁successful ▁national ▁side ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁Ken ya , ▁the ▁EC B ▁attract ed ▁several ▁players ▁with ▁first - class ▁experience ▁in ▁India , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁satisfy ▁the ▁resident ial ▁requirements ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁U AE ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁With ▁just ▁one ▁native ▁Arab ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Zar aw ani , ▁who ▁capt ained ▁the ▁side , ▁the ▁U AE ▁won ▁the ▁tro phy ▁and ▁thus ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁U AE ▁had ▁be aten ▁Ken ya ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁players ▁and ▁cr icket ▁board ▁were ▁very ▁vocal ▁in ▁their ▁anger ▁at ▁being ▁defeated ▁by ▁what ▁they ▁and ▁other ▁obser vers ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁imported ▁mer cen aries . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁I CC ▁remained ▁relatively ▁silent ▁on ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁el ig ibility ▁requirements ▁were ▁strongly ▁tight ened ▁for ▁all