Amjad Javed ( ur, ; born 5 July 1980) is a former cricketer who played for the

United Arab Emirates national cricket team The United Arab Emirates national cricket team ( ar, فريق الإمارات الوطني للكريكيت) is the team that represents the United Arab Emirates in international cricket. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) w ...

. He is an allrounder who bats with right-hand and bowls right-arm medium. He is one of the few cricketers for

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who had played

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. Amjad Javed's grandfather moved to

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from

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

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50 years ago, when his father was only 2 years old. Amjad Javed is of Pakistani descent but born and raised in

. He also worked for Emirates airlines as a baggage handler. Amjad took retirement from all forms of cricket on 22 December 2018.

Playing career

He made his

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debut for the

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against

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Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium ( ur, , translit=Qaẕẕāfī Isṭeḍiyam), previously known as Lahore Stadium is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Pakistan and the home ground of Lahore Qalandars. It is owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With a capacit ...

2008 Asia Cup The 2008 Asia Cup (also called Star Cricket Asia Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament, held in Pakistan from 24 June to 6 July 2008, at two venues. The six teams which took part in the tournament were India, Pakistan, Sri Lan ...

. He scored 10 runs in which he hit a four and six and then bowled two overs without any success. In World Cup Qualifier, Javed hit a blistering 164 from 117 balls, laced with 17 fours and eight sixes at

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as the UAE completed a 112-run win over

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. In 2010, in a

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match against

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, Javed hit blitzed 89 off 59 balls which included seven fours and five sixes as UAE extended their domination over Bermuda with a thumping 134-run win at the

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. In 2012, Javed finished with the best figures 4 for 49 against

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in the Intercontinental Cup played at

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. In the 2015 ICC World Cup Qualifier, Javed blasted a 31-ball 63 to lift the team to 246 for 8 as United Arab Emirates held their nerve to secure a narrow 13-run win against

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, putting an end to Kenya's hopes of extending their streak of five consecutive World Cup appearances. In the

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Aust ...

clash v Ireland, he along with

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 ...

set the highest ever World Cup record partnership of 107 runs for the 7th wicket. In fact, this pair of batsmen became the first pair to have had a 100+ runstand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history. Just after a month later, in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Amjad Javed along with

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 fo ...

put on a 107 run stand against

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for the 7th wicket and created history for the joint highest ever World Cup 7th wicket partnership. Javed is the only player in the world to involve in more than one 100+ stand for the 7th wicket in Cricket World Cup history. He holds the record for facing the most number of balls in a T20I innings when batting at number seven position(46)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Javed, Amjad 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Dubai United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Emirati cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Emirati cricket captains