Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born-Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[3] He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019.[4]
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| Full name | Basil bin Abdul Hameed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1992 Panniyankara, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 80) | 8 December 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 June 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 50) | 17 August 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 November 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament.[5] He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020.[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[7]
In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[8]
Personal life
editBasil was born in Panniyankara, Kerala, India.[1] He was "on the verge of playing Ranji Trophy cricket for his native Kerala" before moving to the UAE for work reasons in 2015. As of 2019[update] he was an assistant sales manager with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) and also played cricket for the company team in UAE domestic competitions.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Basil Hameed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Robin Singh backs UAE youth for the Western Region Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman". The National. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Group B, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amerat, Feb 23 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Hameed and Rizwan star as UAE go two from two against Oman". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Radley, Paul (31 December 2019). "Cricket 'is just about bat against ball' for UAE newcomer Basil Hameed". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.