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