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| Full name | Najeeb Amar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1971 Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 8) | 16 July 2004 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 June 2008 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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