Basil Hameed
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
FullnameBasil bin Abdul Hameed
Birth date15 April 1992 (age 34)
Birth placePanniyankara, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2019–present
Odidebutdate8 December
Odidebutyear2019
OdidebutagainstUnited States
Odicap80
Lastodidate9 November
Lastodiyear2024
LastodiagainstNetherlands
T20idebutdate17 August
T20idebutyear2023
T20idebutagainstNew Zealand
T20icap50
Lastt20idate29 January
Lastt20iyear2026
Lastt20iagainstIreland
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 148
Runs 11,051
Bat avg 124.44
100s/50s 10/5
Top score 171
Deliveries 11,378
Wickets 143
Bowl avg 122.25
Fivefor 11
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 15/17
Catches/stumpings 118/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 265
Runs 2796
Bat avg 221.51
100s/50s 20/2
Top score 251
Deliveries 2537
Wickets 238
Bowl avg 216.84
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 24/25
Catches/stumpings 233/–
Column 3LA
Matches 348
Runs 31,051
Bat avg 324.44
100s/50s 30/5
Top score 371
Deliveries 31,378
Wickets 343
Bowl avg 322.25
Fivefor 31
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 35/17
Catches/stumpings 318/–
Column 4T20
Matches 474
Runs 4872
Bat avg 419.81
100s/50s 40/2
Top score 451
Deliveries 4567
Wickets 438
Bowl avg 418.36
Fivefor 40
Tenfor 40
Best bowling 44/25
Catches/stumpings 434/–
Date29 January 2026
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1209110.html ESPNcricinfo

Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born-Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[3] He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019.[4]

In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament.[5] He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020.[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[7]

In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul (5 for 17) in ODI cricket.[8]

Personal life

Basil was born in Panniyankara, Kerala, India.[1] He was "on the verge of playing Ranji Trophy cricket for his native Kerala" before moving to the UAE for work reasons in 2015. As of 2019 he was an assistant sales manager with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) and also played cricket for the company team in UAE domestic competitions.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Basil Hameed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Robin Singh backs UAE youth for the Western Region Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman". The National. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Group B, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amerat, Feb 23 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Hameed and Rizwan star as UAE go two from two against Oman". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ Radley, Paul (31 December 2019). "Cricket 'is just about bat against ball' for UAE newcomer Basil Hameed". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.