Abdul Shakoor (Emirati cricketer)

Abdul Shakoor

Personal information
Full name	Sher Muhammad Abdul Shakoor
Born	(1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36) Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper and opening batsman
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 57)	16 November 2015 v Hong Kong
Last ODI	30 August 2018 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 14)	9 July 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I	16 March 2019 v USA
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA Matches 3 6 9 Runs scored 54 35 132 Batting average 18.00 17.50 14.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 24 20* 30 Catches/stumpings 4/1 0/1 5/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 June 2019

Abdul Shakoor (born 21 March 1988) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 9 July 2015.[1] He made his One Day International debut against Hong Kong in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 16 November 2015.[2]

In August 2018, he was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[3]

He played for the Maratha Arabians in the opening game of the 2021 T10 League in Abu Dhabi, winning the power hitter and player of the match awards. He opened the batting and top scored with 73 runs off 28 balls, his first fifty runs coming from only 14 balls.[4]

Abdul Shakoor was born and raised in Sharjah. His father moved to the UAE from Pakistan to work for the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority.[5]

References

1. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 1st Match, Group B: Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Edinburgh, Jul 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 13th Match: United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Nov 16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
3. "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
4. "Full Scorecard of Warriors vs Arabians 1st Match, Group A 2020/21 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
5. "Asia Cup Qualifier: Abdul Shakoor excited to make UAE side after years of waiting in wings". The National. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

• Abdul Shakoor at ESPNcricinfo