Mohammad Sheikh (born 29 August 1980) is a former Kenyan

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er who has played One-Day Internationals and first-class cricket for the Kenyan national side. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. Sheikh took part in the senior

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of 1999, while just eighteen and still at school, and, the following year, took part in the Under-19s Cricket World Cup. He has since visited England to play in

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. Presently he is living in South Australia and plays for the Payneham Cricket Club. Sheikh did not play any cricket since 2005.

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1980 births Living people Cricketers from Nairobi Kenyan cricketers Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenyan people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub