Haider Ali (cricketer)
Haider Ali (born 2 October 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer.[2][3] He made his first-class debut in September 2019.[4] He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team on 1 September 2020.[5]
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Born | Attock, Punjab, Pakistan | 2 October 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 226) | 1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 87) | 1 September 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 22 December 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2020 |
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Rawalpindi in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup on 10 December 2018.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] He made his first-class debut for Northern in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 14 September 2019.[9]
In December 2019, he was drafted by the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise team Peshawar Zalmi as their Supplementary category Player during the 2020 PSL draft.[10] On 10 March 2020, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the PSL.[11]
International career
In November 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[12] He made his List A cricket debut for Pakistan, against Afghanistan, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.[13] In December 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14]
In May 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awarded him with a central contract, in a newly created Emerging Players' category, ahead of the 2020–21 season.[15][16] In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18] However, on 22 June 2020, Ali was one of three players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19.[19] Although he had shown no previous symptoms of the virus,[20] he was advised to go into a period of self-isolation.[21] On 21 August, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for the series against England.[22] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against England, on 1 September 2020.[23] In the match he scored 54 runs, becoming the first cricketer for Pakistan to score a fifty on T20I debut.[24]
In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[25][26] On 31 October 2020, he was added to Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the second match of the series.[27] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.[28] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[29]
References
- "Talent Spotter: Haider Ali". PakPassion. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Haider Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Haider Ali: Rohit Sharma is my 'role model'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "3rd T20I: England opt to bowl as Pakistan's Haider Ali makes debut". Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "1st Match, National T20 Cup at Multan, Dec 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "3rd Match, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Abbottabad, Sep 14-17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Teams decided for PSL 5 as draft ends in Lahore". Samaa TV. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Zalmi's Haider Ali the youngest batsman to score fifty in PSL history". Daily Times. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Saud Shakeel named Pakistan captain for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Cox's Bazar, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Pakistan squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Naseem Shah earns PCB central contract; Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Naseem Shah named in men's central contract list for 2020-21". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Haider Ali test positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Three Pakistan players test positive for coronavirus ahead of England tour". The National. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Update on players' Covid-19 tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Pakistan shortlist 17 players for England T20Is". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "3rd T20I (N), Manchester, Sep 1 2020, Pakistan tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Haider Ali becomes 1st Pakistani to score 50 on T20I debut". Geo Super. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Pakistan Announce 15-Man Squad For The Second ODI Against Zimbabwe". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "2nd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 1 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.