Rameez Shahzad

Rameez Shahzad (Urdu: رمیز شھزاد‎; born 30 November 1987) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer.[1][2] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[3] he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2005,[4] including three first-class matches.[3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland on 14 August 2016 in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 14 December 2016.[6]

Rameez Shahzad
Personal information
Born (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsShehzad Altaf (father)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 66)14 August 2016 v Scotland
Last ODI30 August 2018 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 32)14 December 2016 v Afghanistan
Last T20I30 October 2019 v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 11 7 33
Runs scored 691 228 315 1,054
Batting average 53.15 28.50 28.63 39.03
100s/50s 2/4 0/0 0/2 2/5
Top score 121* 49 74* 121*
Balls bowled 12 – 90 12
Wickets 0 – 0 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/– 3/– 16/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 30 October 2019

Biography

Born in Dubai in 1987, the son of Shehzad Altaf,[1] Rameez Shahzad first represented the UAE at Under-15 level,[4] playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in Dubai in December 2002.[7] He first represented the senior side in 2005,[4] playing in an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Ireland in October.[8] He played for the Under-19 team in the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal the following month.[7]

He returned to the senior side to play in the 2006 ACC Trophy in Malaysia[7] and played twice in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup; against Namibia and Scotland.[8] He most recently represented his country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[7]

In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[9]

Following the conclusion of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Shahzad as the rising star of the United Arab Emirates's squad.[10]

In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[11] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12] Later the same month, he was one of three players to be given an eight-week ban from international cricket for breaching the Emirates Cricket Board's Player's Code of Conduct,[13] after using Twitter to criticise the facilities in Karachi during the tournament.[14] In January 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had accepted apologies from all the cricketers involved.[15] In March 2019, he returned to the UAE's squad following his suspension for their series against the United States.[16]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[17] In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[18]

References
  1. Rameez Shahzad at Cricinfo
  2. "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. Rameez Shahzad at CricketArchive
  4. Teams played for by Rameez Shahzad at CricketArchive
  5. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 26th Match: Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Edinburgh, Aug 14, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at ICCA Dubai, Dec 14, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. Other matches played by Rameez Shahzad at CricketArchive
  8. First-class matches played by Rameez Shahzad at CricketArchive
  9. "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: United Arab Emirates". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "Three UAE players suspended for eight weeks from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  14. "UAE captain Rohan Mustafa among three players suspended for eight weeks by Emirates Cricket Board". The National. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  15. "PCB accepts UAE players' apologies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  16. "Mohammed Naveed says UAE have 'four to six captains' as he retains armband for USA series". The National. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  17. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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