Amjad Mahboob (born 27 February 1981) is a Pakistani-born Singaporean cricketer and the current captain of the Singapore cricket team.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 41) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 1) | 22 July 2019 v Qatar |
| Last T20I | 24 August 2022 v Kuwait |
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2022 | |
He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[2] He was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore in the tournament, with nine dismissals in three matches.[3]
In October 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[4] Later the same month, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[5]
In July 2019, he was named as the captain of Singapore's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[6][7] He made his T20I debut for Singapore against Qatar on 22 July 2019.[8]
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Singapore's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[9] He made his List A debut for Singapore, against Qatar, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[10] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of Singapore's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11][12] He was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore in the tournament, with ten dismissals in six matches.[13]