Iqbal Hussain
Personal information
Full name
Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry
Born (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989
Doha, Qatar
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 4)21 January 2019 v Saudi Arabia
Last T20I29 October 2021 v Kuwait
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2021

Iqbal Hussain (born 14 January 1989) is a cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team and the former captain of the national team.[1]

Career

He was named in Qatar's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Qatar's opening fixture, against the Cayman Islands, on 3 September 2017.[3]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Qatar against Saudi Arabia on 21 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament, with twelve dismissals in four matches.[5]

In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Qatar's team for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[6] He made his List A debut for Qatar, against Singapore, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[7] In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Qatar's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Iqbal Hussain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Group A, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "4th Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amarat, Jan 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final, 2019 / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Qatar eye Challenge League title in Malaysia". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Qatar to host T20 World Cup qualifiers". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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