Amjad Ali (Urdu: امجد علی; born 25 September 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] A left-handed wicket-keeper-batsman, and a right-arm medium pace bowler, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the UAE against Bangladesh on 24 June 2008.[2] He previously played first-class cricket for Lahore Blues in Pakistan, and has also played first-class cricket for the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amjad Ali Chaudhry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1979 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 31) | 24 June 2008 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 November 2015 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Lahore Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Born in Lahore in 1979,[2] Chaudhry first played for the Lahore Blues in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2002. He played twice that season, and once more in 2003, ending his first-class career in Pakistan,[3] though he did play in a minor tournament for Lahore East Zone Blues later in 2003.[4]
He first played for the UAE in an 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in January 2008, and went on to play three more matches in that tournament.[3] He played two ODIs for his adopted country in the 2008 Asia Cup[5] and most recently represented them in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament.[4]