Nadeem Ahmed
Nadeem Ahmed (born 28 September 1987) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1.[1] He also appeared in two first-class matches in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup taking three wickets.[2]
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| Full name | Nadeem Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1987 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Irfan Ahmed (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 12) | 18 July 2004 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 September 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 7) | 16 March 2014 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 January 2017 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with 24 wickets in 11 matches.[3]
In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[5]
In October 2018, he was charged with five offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.[6] In August 2019, the ICC banned him for life from all forms of cricket, on charges related to match-fixing.[7] The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against Canada and Scotland during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in New Zealand.[8]
References
- Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2004 Asia Cup, Scorecard, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
- Hong Kong bowling averages, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
- "ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- "Three Hong Kong players charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Two Hong Kong players banned from all cricket for life". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.