Basil Hameed
Emirati cricketer
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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]
Panniyankara, Kerala, India
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| Full name | Basil bin Abdul Hameed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1992 Panniyankara, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 80) | 8 December 2019 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 November 2024 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 50) | 17 August 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 January 2026 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[update] 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]