Urooj Mumtaz Khan ( ur, عروج ممتاز) (born 1 October 1985) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, television host, dentist, and former

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

er. She played as an

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

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right-arm leg break and

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right-handed. She appeared in one

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, 38

One Day Internationals 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 Cup ...

and nine

Twenty20 Internationals A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

for

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between 2004 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

and

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...

Early life and education

She was born on 1 October 1985 in

. She graduated from the Fatima Jinnah Dental College and did her MMedSci in Restorative Dentistry from the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

Career

She played for the

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, as an all-rounder, and played in the Asia XI cricket team. She participated in one Test match, 38 ODIs and nine Twenty20 matches. She took part in the series against New Zealand women on 10 May 2010. She also played in the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 as captain of the team. In 2010, she retired from all forms of cricket. In March 2019, she was appointed to head the all women selection panel. In April 2019, she was part of the selection committee to name the Pakistan women's team for their tour to South Africa. In October 2020, she became the first Pakistani woman commentator to serve as a commentator in a men's ODI cricket match. It came during the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

Controversy

In a television show, former Pakistan cricketer

Batool Fatima Syeda Batool Fatima Naqvi (born 14 August 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match, 83 One Day Internationals and 45 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between ...

accused Urooj Mumtaz for axing former Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir from the

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due to personal issues and grudges between the two. However Mumtaz refuted the allegations made by Batool and insisted that Mir was dropped due to inconsistent performances.

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* * 1985 births Living people Cricketers from Karachi Pakistani women cricketers Pakistan women Test cricketers Pakistan women One Day International cricketers Pakistan women Twenty20 International cricketers Pakistani women cricket captains Karachi women cricketers Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited women cricketers Women cricket commentators Pakistani cricket commentators Pakistani television hosts Pakistani women television presenters Pakistani dentists Women dentists Alumni of the University of Sheffield {{Pakistan-bio-stub