Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)
Junaid Siddique (born 6 December 1992) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] Siddique was born in Multan, Pakistan.[1] He moved to the UAE in 2014.[2]
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| Full name | Muhammad Junaid Siddique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1992 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 82) | 8 December 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 May 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 18 October 2019 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 August 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In October 2019, he was added to the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[3] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates, against Oman, on 18 October 2019.[4] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[5] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against the United States on 8 December 2019.[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[7]
References
- "Junaid Siddique". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- Radley, Paul (4 January 2020). "Junaid Siddique overcomes obstacles to emerge as new-look UAE's senior bowler". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "Unexplained withdrawals, Raza left holding the chalice. UAE T20 World Cup Qualifier preview". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "4th Match, Group B (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.