Shoaib Sarwar (born 15 October 1986) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler,[2] he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006,[3] including eight first-class and nine List A matches.[2]
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| Born | 15 October 1986 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Dubai in 1986,[2] Shoaib Sarwar first played for the UAE at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi in 2003 and in the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal in 2005.[4] He first played for the senior side in 2006,[3] making his List A debut with matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka A in the EurAsia Cricket Series in Abu Dhabi.[5] He also played against Brunei and Saudi Arabia in that year's ACC Trophy.[4]
He made his first-class debut in February 2008, playing an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya.[6] He scored 61 in the second innings of that match,[7] his highest first-class score.[2] He has since played matches in the tournament against Ireland and the Netherlands[6] as well as a match against Essex County Cricket Club. He most recently represented his country in the ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[4]
References
edit- ^ Shoaib Sarwar at Cricinfo
- ^ a b c d Shoaib Sarwar at CricketArchive
- ^ a b Teams played for by Shoaib Sarwar at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Other matches played by Shoaib Sarwar at CricketArchive
- ^ List A matches played by Shoaib Sarwar at CricketArchive
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Shoaib Sarwar at CricketArchive
- ^ Scorecard of UAE v Kenya, 4 February 2008 at CricketArchive