Urooj Mumtaz

Urooj Mumtaz Khan (Urdu: عروج ممتاز) (born 1 October 1985) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, television host, dentist, and former cricketer.[1][2] She played as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm leg break and batting right-handed. She appeared in one Test match, 38 One Day Internationals and nine Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2004 and 2010.[3] She played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[4]

Urooj Mumtaz
Urooj Mumtaz Khan is a Pakistani cricket commentator, television host, dentist, and former cricketer. She played as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm leg break and batting right-handed
Urooj Mumtaz hosting PSL 7
Personal information
Full name
Urooj Mumtaz Khan
Born (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 20)15 March 2004 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 36)21 March 2004 v West Indies
Last ODI26 May 2010 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 11)25 May 2009 v Ireland
Last T20I10 May 2010 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06Karachi
2009/10Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 38 9 54
Runs scored 0 502 87 784
Batting average 0.00 14.34 13.42 16.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/3
Top score 0 57 26* 60
Balls bowled 198 1,085 177 1,531
Wickets 2 36 6 55
Bowling average 48.50 24.38 21.16 21.56
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/24 5/33 2/14 5/20
Catches/stumpings 3/– 13/– 3/– 21/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2021

Early life and education

She was born on 1 October 1985 in Karachi. She graduated from the Fatima Jinnah Dental College and did her MMedSci in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Sheffield.[5]

Career

She played for the Pakistan national women's cricket team, 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.[6]

In 2010, she retired from all forms of cricket.[2]

In March 2019, she was appointed to head the all women selection panel.[7] In April 2019, she was part of the selection committee to name the Pakistan women's team for their tour to South Africa.[8] In October 2020, she became the first Pakistani woman commentator to serve as a commentator in a men's ODI cricket match.[9] It came during the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

Controversy

In a television show, former Pakistan cricketer Batool Fatima accused Urooj Mumtaz for axing former Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir from the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup due to personal issues and grudges between the two.[10] However Mumtaz refuted the allegations made by Batool and insisted that Mir was dropped due to inconsistent performances.[11][12]

References
  1. "PSL 2020: Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz to reportedly join commentary panel". www.geosuper.tv.
  2. Hasan, Shazia (March 31, 2019). "CRICKET: LEADING FROM THE FRONT". DAWN.COM.
  3. "Player Profile: Urooj Mumtaz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. "Player Profile: Urooj Mumtaz". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. "Follow your dream and be sincere to yourself and your profession - Dr Urooj Mumtaz". August 27, 2014.
  6. "The changing landscape of women's cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. "Urooj Mumtaz to head PCB's all-women selection panel". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. "Bismah Maroof to lead Pakistan women in South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. "Urooj Mumtaz becomes first Pakistan woman commentator to officiate in men's ODI". BDCricTime. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. "Urooj Mumtaz clarifies 'animosity' towards Sana Mir". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  11. "Urooj Mumtaz refutes allegations of axing Sana Mir over personal enmity". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. "Poor form or... why was Sana Mir given the axe?". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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