Zeeshan Maqsood (born 24 October 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team and is a former captain of the national team.[1][2] He has played for the team since 2012 and represented Oman at the 2016 and 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cups. In January 2022, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Maqsood as the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year.[3]
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| Full name | Zeeshan Maqsood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1987 Chichawatni, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 11) | 27 April 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 April 2023 v United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 10) | 25 July 2015 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 June 2024 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Kabul Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editMaqsood was born in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan. He moved to Oman in his early teens. He became a cricketer with the help of Manzoor Elahi and Saleem Elahi.[4] His ancestors lived in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, prior to partition.[5]
International career
editZeeshan debuted for Oman at the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, scoring 199 runs on debut against Bhutan.[6] He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament.[7] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 25 July 2015.[8] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, scoring a total of 350 runs during the tournament.[9] He made his List A debut for Oman in their three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.[10]
In January 2018, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[11]
Captain
editIn August 2018, Zeeshan was named the captain of Oman's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[12] In October 2018, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.[13] In December 2018, he was named as the captain of Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[14]
In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[15] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[16] Maqsood made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[17]
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[18][19] On 11 February 2020, against the United States, he scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 109 runs.[20]
In September 2021, he was named as the captain of Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21]
In May 2024, Zeeshan was selected for Oman's team for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, but his captaincy was transferred to Aqib Ilyas.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Zeeshan Maqsood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Captains share their thoughts ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman) and Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria) are ICC Associate Cricketers of the Year 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "ٹی 20 ورلڈ کپ: دوسری ٹیموں میں چمکتے پاکستانی ستارے". Independent Urdu. 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Virat is a legend, I want to learn from Dhoni also: Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood". The Statesman. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Zeeshan Maqsood: Qualifying for World Cup will make locals in Oman proud". Cricket.com. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Italy v Oman at Singapore, Jun 21, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th place play-off: Afghanistan v Oman at Dublin, Jul 25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Records: ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Oman tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Match: Oman v United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Oct 13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Cricket: Three debutants in Oman squad for WCL Division 2". Times of Oman. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Captains speak of their chances in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Ilyas stars again as Oman beat USA". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Oman T20I Squad: Ilyas Takes Over Captaincy from Maqsood". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 3 June 2024.