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Afghan Cricket Team In The United Arab Emirates In 2014–15
The Afghanistan national cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates from 28 November to 4 December 2014. The tour consisted of four One Day International matches between UAE and Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde .... The United Arab Emirates won the series 3–1. Squads ODI series 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI References External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo {{DEFAULTSORT:Afghanistan cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2014-15 2014 in Afghan cricket 2014 in Emirati cricket UAE 2014-15 International cricket competitions in 2014–15 Afghan 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khurram Khan
Khurram Khan (born 21 June 1971) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In 2014, Khurram became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred as his unbeaten 132 helped his team to a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Dubai. He is regarded as the best cricketer to play for the United Arab Emirates. Career Khan has been playing for the UAE since 2001 when he turned out for the team at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, where he played ten games over the course of the two-week tournament. With 243 runs over eight innings, Khurram had the highest batting average of the UAE team with 60.75, though Ahmed Nadeem and Arshad Ali both made more runs. He also bowled the most for UAE, taking 19 wickets in his 95 overs, at a bowling average of 13.52 - taking joint third-most wickets of the tournament, behind Roland Lefebvre and Soren Vestergaard. Despite Khurram's performances, the UAE finished fifth at the tournament, and failed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamran Shazad
Kamran Shazad ( ur, ; born 25 August 1980) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his Twenty20 International debut for the United Arab Emirates against the Netherlands on 17 March 2014 and his One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ... debut against Scotland on 1 February 2014. References External links * 1980 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Islamabad Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asghar Afghan
Mohammad Asghar Afghan ( ps, محمد اصغر افغان), is a former Afghan cricketer and former captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team. Asghar is a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler. In May 2018, he was named as the captain of Afghanistan, for their inaugural Test match, played against India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. On 2 August 2018, he changed his last name from Stanikzai to Afghan. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) dropped him as captain of the Afghanistan team across all three formats. However, in December 2019, the ACB reappointed Asghar Afghan as the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all formats. In March 2021, during the series against Zimbabwe, Afghan played in his 50th T20I as a captain of Afghanistan. In May 2021, he was sacked from his role as the national team captain. In October 2021, ahead of Afghanistan's match against Namibia in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afsar Zazai
Afsar Khan Zazai ( ps, افسر ځاځی; born 10 August 1993) is an Afghan cricketer. Afsar is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who is known for his batting skills. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. He is the first Test cap for Afghanistan. International career He effected nine dismissals in six games at the Under-19 World Cup qualifiers in September 2009. He was just 16 when he was included in the Afghanistan squad for 2010 Under-19s World Cup in New Zealand. In 2012, he played second Under-19s World Cup in Australia. He was just 18 when he made his first-class debut for Afghanistan in an Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah. In second innings he scored unbeaten 84 in three wicket win over The Netherlands. The Netherlands were favorites to win when they had reduced Afghanistan to 111 for 6 in their chase of 233 on the second day. But Zazai did not give up and along with Mohammad Nabi’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Farooq
Salman Farooq (born 26 November 1981) is an Emarati cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ... debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 30 November 2014. Farooq was a part of the UAE squad for the Asia Cup in 2008 held in Pakistan and named in the squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He has also represented the UAE under-19 cricket team in the Youth Asia Cup. References External links * 1981 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Karachi Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedAr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaiman Anwar
Shaiman Anwar Butt ( ur, ; born 15 March 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. A powerful right-handed top-order batsman, he made his debut for the United Arab Emirates national side in December 2010, having previously represented Sialkot and Servis Industries in Pakistani domestic tournaments. In March 2021, Shaiman was found guilty of corruption and banned from all cricket for eight years. Personal life , Shaiman lived in Dubai with his wife and children, working as an administrative executive at a petroleum storage terminal in Al Quoz. His younger brother, Arsalan Anwar, also played at first-class level for Sialkot, but retired early to concentrate on his career. Domestic and T20 franchise career Born in Sialkot, Shaiman made his debut for Sialkot in March 2002, during the 2001–02 season of the One-Day National Tournament. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saqlain Haider
Saqlain Haider ( ur, ) (born 10 August 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 2 December 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Scotland on 4 February 2016. In April 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century in round five of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup against Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References External links * 1987 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Rawalpindi Cricketers at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saqib Ali (cricketer)
Saqib Ali (born 14 April 1978) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team from 2006 to 2015, including in five One Day International (ODI) matches. He captained them to the ICC World Cricket League Division Two title in 2007. Born in Multan, Saqib emigrated from Pakistan to the UAE in 1997, finding employment with NMC Health. In Pakistan, he had played two Tests and one ODI for the national under-19 team, as well as a single List A match for Rawalpindi A in November 1994 (aged 16). A right-handed middle order batsman, he made his national debut at the 2006 EurAsia Cricket Series, and scored his maiden first-class hundred the following year, against Scotland at Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Mustafa
Rohan Mustafa ( ur, ; born: 7 October; 1988) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is the former captain of the United Arab Emirates national team. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler. Early life Mustafa was born in Kohat, in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. His family moved to the UAE when he was 10, where his father had a car sales business in Sharjah. He soon enrolled in the Sharjah Cricket Academy to pursue his career in cricket and his father provided him huge support to fulfill his cricketing ambitions. His father was also one of his cricketing mentors from his young age. His father died suddenly when he was 15. Soon after the death of his father, his family had returned to Pakistan. He initially struggled to cope up following his father's death and also endured difficulties to pursue his cricket career due to the financial constraints faced by his family. He was eventually picked for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket Keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismiss the batsman in various ways: * The most common dismissal effected by the keeper is for him to '' catch'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swapnil Patil
Swapnil Patil (born 15 April 1985) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Patil is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. Career He played for the United Arab Emirates in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament where he made ODI debut in final in New Zealand against Scotland at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln. Patil was among six players making their One Day International (ODI) debuts and he impressed with a run-a-ball 99. He was dropped off the penultimate ball and needed two off the final delivery of the chase to reach a memorable century but could only edge to midwicket for a single. Patil became the second player to score 99 on ODI debut after Eoin Morgan. Patil also set the record for becoming the first cricketer to be unbeaten on 99 on ODI debut. In March 2014, he made his T20I debut against Netherlands in Sylhet Stadium in ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir Aziz
Nasir Aziz ( ur, ; born 16 June 1986) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and Right-arm offbreak bowler. He was named in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 squad for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team Career Nasir made his first class cricket against Canada on 1 August 2013. He also made his List A cricket against Bermuda national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 2 December 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 12 July 2015. In the inaugural ACC Emerging Teams Cup held in 2013,he was the leading wicket taker with 17 scalps. In the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup held in Australia, in a clash against West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
