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Basil Hameed

Basil Hameed
Personal information
Full name
Basil bin Abdul Hameed
Born (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)
Panniyankara, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 80)8 December 2019 v United States
Last ODI19 June 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 50)17 August 2023 v New Zealand
Last T20I3 November 2023 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 31 27 25 24
Runs scored 667 288 528 285
Batting average 24.70 15.00 25.14 15.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 63* 42 63* 42
Balls bowled 943 191 802 191
Wickets 51 15 30 15
Bowling average 16.73 14.06 16.73 14.06
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/17 3/20 5/17 3/20
Catches/stumpings 13/– 12/– 11/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2023

Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born-Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[3] He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019.[4]

In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament.[5] He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020.[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[7]

In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[8]

Personal life

Basil was born in Panniyankara, Kerala, India.[1] He was "on the verge of playing Ranji Trophy cricket for his native Kerala" before moving to the UAE for work reasons in 2015. As of 2019 he was an assistant sales manager with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) and also played cricket for the company team in UAE domestic competitions.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Basil Hameed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  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. ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Robin Singh backs UAE youth for the Western Region Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman". The National. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Group B, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amerat, Feb 23 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Hameed and Rizwan star as UAE go two from two against Oman". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ Radley, Paul (31 December 2019). "Cricket 'is just about bat against ball' for UAE newcomer Basil Hameed". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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