Junaid Siddiqui

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Junaid Siddiqui
Personal information
Full name
Junaid Siddiqui
Born (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  75)7 August 2011 v  Afghanistan
Last ODI17 August 2024 v  Netherlands
T20I debut(cap  32)13 March 2012 v  Netherlands
Last T20I11 June 2024 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches1122221
Runs scored745150152
Batting average 10.5710.2016.6610.85
100s/50s0/00/00/00/0
Top score25213825
Balls bowled502427140952
Wickets 515415
Bowling average 74.2026.6635.0044.60
5 wickets in innings 0000
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling1/203/103/813/36
Catches/stumpings 3/–3/–1/–7/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer who plays for Canada national cricket team. He debuted in all formats of the game in 2011. [1]

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Personal life

Junaid Siddiqui was born on 25 March 1985 in Karachi. His family moved to Toronto when he was thirteen years old. [2] He holds a degree in finance and economics. [2]

Siddiqui also runs businesses to support his passion for cricket. He operates two Timothy's World Coffee franchises in Mississauga and Newmarket, Ontario. [2]

Career

Siddiqui started from school cricket in Mississauga and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thus representing cricket locally, domestically as well as on an international level. Siddiqui is one of the few Canadian home grown players who was picked to play first-class and List A games in Sri Lanka prior to being picked for the Canadian national cricket team. [2]

Until 2015, Siddiqui was on the central contract of Cricket Canada after which they discontinued due to lack of funds. [2]

In January 2018, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [3]

On 3 June 2018, Siddiqui was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. [4] [5] In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament. [6]

In August 2019, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. [7] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [8]

In October 2021, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua. [9] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. [10]

In May 2024, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [11]

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