Atif Maqbool
Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Maqbool (born 21 November 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Maqbool was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Karachi, Sindh.[1][2]
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| Full name | Atif Maqbool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1981 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maqbool made his first-class and List A debuts in the 2001/02 Pakistani domestic season.[3] He went on to play domestic cricket for Karachi, Karachi Harbour, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan International Airlines, Public Works Department, and Pakistan A.[1][2] In September 2007, he was named in Pakistan A's squad for the unofficial four-day series against Australia A, and in the preceding one-day series he took 2 wickets for 54 runs in Pakistan A's victory in the second unofficial ODI.[4][5]
Maqbool's most notable domestic performances came in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Against Abbottabad in January 2013, he first took 6 wickets for 60 runs and then improved on those figures with 7 for 59, finishing with match figures of 13 for 119 in Karachi Whites' innings victory.[6][7] A few days later, he claimed his third successive five-wicket haul in the same competition when he took 5 for 62 against Rawalpindi.[8]
By the 2013–14 President's Trophy, Maqbool was captaining United Bank Limited. Before the final, he had taken 53 wickets in nine matches at an average of 16.25, including six five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket match hauls, helping drive United Bank Limited to the title match against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited.[9] In September 2014, he was considered among the possible replacements for Saeed Ajmal after Ajmal's suspension as he was the leading wicket-taker in the previous season's President's Trophy with 57 wickets at an average of 17.17.[10]