Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer who plays for

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. He debuted in all formats of the game in 2011.

Personal life

Junaid Siddiqui was born on 25 March 1985 in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

. His family moved to

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when he was thirteen years old. He holds a degree in

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and

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. Siddiqui also runs businesses to support his passion for cricket. He operates two

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franchises in

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and

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Career

Siddiqui started from school cricket in

and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thus representing cricket locally, domestically as well as on an international level. Siddiqui is one of the few Canadian home grown players who was picked to play first-class and List A games in

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prior to being picked for the Canadian national cricket team. Until 2015, Siddiqui was on the central contract of

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after which they discontinued due to lack of funds. In January 2018, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the

2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2018 in Namibia. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, after beating Nepal by 7 runs in the final. Canada and Namibia finished third and fourth ...

tournament. On 3 June 2018, Siddiqui was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

Global T20 Canada The Global T20 Canada is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament that is played in Canada. The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing. Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers ...

tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament. In August 2019, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine the teams that would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finis ...

tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In October 2021, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It took place in November 2021 in Antigua, with the top two teams progressing t ...

tournament in Antigua. In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. In May 2024, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqui, Junaid 1985 births Living people Canadian cricketers Junaid Junaid Cricketers from Karachi Antonians Sports Club cricketers Canada One Day International cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Junaid