Waheed Ahmed

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Waheed Ahmed
Personal information
Full nameWaheed Ahmed
Born (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 36)
Sahiwal, Pakistan
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  84)8 December 2019 v  United States
Last ODI18 January 2021 v  Ireland
T20I debut(cap  46)5 August 2019 v  Netherlands
Last T20I27 February 2020 v  Kuwait
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2021

Waheed Ahmed (born 15 November 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. [1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the United Arab Emirates against the England Lions on 4 December 2015. [2]

In March 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United States, but he did not play. [3] In July 2019, he was again named in the United Arab Emirates' T20I squad, this time for their series against the Netherlands. [4] He made his T20I debut for the United Arab Emirates against the Netherlands on 5 August 2019. [5]

In October 2019, he was added to the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. [6] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. [7] He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against the United States on 8 December 2019. [8]

In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board. [9]

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References

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