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 batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and wicket-keeper, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 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]

Amjad Ali

Personal information
Full name	Amjad Ali Chaudhry
Born	(1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 43) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 31)	24 June 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	18 nov 2015 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008	United Arab Emirates
2002–2003	Lahore Blues
Career statistics
Competition First-class ODI Matches 15 17 Runs scored 451 520 Batting average 22.25 31.00 100s/50s 0/3 0/5 Top score 55 98 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 21/2 11/1
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 has gone 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]

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