Personal information | |
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Born | Lahore, Pakistan | 27 February 1981
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Role | Bowler |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut (cap 1) | 22 July 2019 v Qatar |
Last T20I | 4 May 2023 v Cambodia |
Source:
Cricinfo, 4 May 2023 |
Amjad Mahboob (born 27 February 1981) is a Pakistani-born Singaporean cricketer and the current captain of the Singapore cricket team. [1]
He played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. He played 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]
Amjad Mahboob has retired from all forms of competitive cricket on 15 September 2023, when he was provided an appreciation dinner by the national board. [14]