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World Cup 2015: Know the United Arab Emirates cricket team

February 09, 2015 07:17 IST

The 2015 edition of the cricket World Cup kicks-off on February 14. Take a look at the United Arab Emirates squad.

From left, Amjad Javed, Arshad Ali and Saqib Ali

From left, Amjad Javed, Arshad Ali and Saqib Ali of the United Arab Emirates celebrate. Photograph: Dominic Barnardt/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Mohammad Tauqir (43): Right-hand batsman, right-arm offspin bowler. Five matches. 87 runs. Highest score: 55. Wickets: Four. Best bowling: 2-47

Solid middle-order batsman, was named captain after UAE officials wanted a local-born player to lead the team.

Khurram Khan (43): Left-hand batsman, slow left-arm orthodox bowler. 10 matches. 427 runs. Highest score: 132 not out. Wickets: 12. Best bowling: 4-32

Former captain, born in Pakistan. He is the oldest person to have scored a century in a one-day international.

Amjad Ali (35): Left-hand batsman, wicket-keeper. Nine matches. 392 runs. Highest Score: 98. Eight catches. One stumping

Born in Pakistan. Made his ODI debut for UAE in 2008. Opening batsman, missed a century by just two runs against Afghanistan last year.

Amjad Javed (34): Right-hand bat, right-arm medium pace bowler. Three matches. 11 runs: Highest score: 10. Wickets: Two. Best bowling: 1-48

Made his ODI debut in 2008 but has only played two ODI matches since. Smashed 164 off 117 balls in a World Cup qualifier against Denmark in 2009.

Andri Berenger (23): Right-hand batsman. Four matches. 152 runs. Highest score: 66

Born in Sri Lanka, made his ODI debut for UAE in November. Has scored two half-centuries in 4 innings.

Fahad Alhashmi (32): Right-arm fast medium bowler. Four matches. Wickets: six. Best bowling: 2-39

Has been part of the UAE national team for a decade but limited to just three ODIs.

Manjula Guruge (33): Left-arm fast-medium pace bowler. three matches. Wickets: five. Best bowling: 3-67

Sri Lankan-born opening bowler, made his ODI debut last year, taking three wickets against Scotland.

Kamran Shazad (34): Right-arm medium-fast bowler. Three matches. Wickets: Six. Best bowling: 3-41

Has captured three wickets in each of his last two ODIs after going wicketless on debut against Scotland last year.

Krishna Chandran (30): Right-hand batsman, right-arm medium fast bowler. Six matches. 81 runs. Highest score: 43. Wickets: six. Best bowling: 3-45

A middle-order batsman and medium pace bowler, who was born in India and moved to UAE in 2010.

Mohammad Naveed (27): Right-hand batsman, right-arm fast bowler. Six matches. 52 runs. Highest score: 20. Wickets: Five. Best bowling: 1-16

Genuine paceman who opens the bowling. Has only gone wicketless once in six ODIs but never picked up more than one scalp in a match.

Nasir Aziz (28): Right-hand batsman, off-spinner. One match. No runs. One wicket. Best bowling: 1-50

Pakistan-born spinner who is banned from bowling his doosra after being reported by the ICC but can still bowl his stock ball.

Swapnil Patil (29): Right-hand batsman, wicket-keeper. Five matches, 107 runs. Highest score: 99 not out. Four catches. One stumping

Born in India, fell agonisingly short of a century on his ODI debut against Scotland last year when he needed two runs off the last ball and only made a single.

Rohan Mustafa (26): Left-hand batsman, right-arm slow bowler. Three matches. 51 runs. Highest score: 28. Wickets: Five. Best bowling: 3-42

Pakistani born all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-handed. Impressed with three wickets in his last match against Afghanistan.

Saqlain Haider (27): Left-hand batsman, wicket-keeper. Two matches. 28 runs. Highest Score: 28

A Pakistan-born bank clerk now based in UAE. Last year, when Australia was touring UAE, he kept wickets for Australia in a warm-up match after the tourists gave their regular keeper a rest.

Shaiman Anwar (25): Right-hand batsman. Seven matches. 129 runs. Highest Score: 51

Big-hitting middle-order batsman nicknamed 'Sixes Shaiman'. Made his first ODI half-century against Afghanistan last year, featuring six fours and two sixes. 

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