Iqbal Hussain (cricketer)

Iqbal Hussain (born 14 January 1989) is a cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team and the former captain of the national team.[1]

Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name
Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry
Born (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989
Doha, Qatar
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 4)21 January 2019 v Saudi Arabia
Last T20I29 October 2021 v Kuwait
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2021

Career

He was named in Qatar's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Qatar's opening fixture, against the Cayman Islands, on 3 September 2017.[3]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Qatar against Saudi Arabia on 21 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament, with twelve dismissals in four matches.[5]

In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Qatar's team for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[6] He made his List A debut for Qatar, against Singapore, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[7] In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Qatar's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[8]

References
  1. "Iqbal Hussain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Group A, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. "4th Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final, 2019 / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. "Qatar eye Challenge League title in Malaysia". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. "2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. "Qatar to host T20 World Cup qualifiers". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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