Mohammad Tauqir ( ar, توقير محمد; born 14 January 1972) is an Emirati

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er. He is a UAE national. He is a lower order batsman and off-spin bowler, he played his first game for

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in the final of 1996

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(batting at 11 and not bowling). He has been part of the UAE team in the last three

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s and last six ACC Trophys. His best bowling performance came against

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with 6–10 off 10 overs in the 2000 ACC Trophy. His two

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s came when UAE played in the

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they lost by 116 runs to both

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and

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, Tauqir scored 55 against India. In 2004 he also played in the

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. He made his

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debut against Scotland in the

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tournament on 9 July 2015. Mohammad Tauqir also set the record for the oldest captain on captaincy debut in T20I history. He made his T20I debut as a captain at the age of 43, becoming the second oldest player to make his T20I debut behind

Ryan Campbell Ryan John Campbell (born 7 February 1972) is an Australian former cricketer who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally. He is the current head coach of the Dutch national team, having taken on the role in April 2017. Campbe ...

of Hong Kong.

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1972 births Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Living people Emirati cricket captains Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Sportspeople from Dubai {{UnitedArabEmirates-cricket-bio-stub