Qasim Umar
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| Full name | Qasim Ali Umar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1957 Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 96) | 24 September 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20 November 1986 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 45) | 10 September 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 January 1987 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qasim Ali Umar (Urdu: قاسم عمر; born 9 February 1957) is a Kenyan-born Pakistani former cricketer. He was the first black Pakistani cricketer who played in 26 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals between 1983 and 1987 for the Pakistani national cricket team before getting banned for admitting his involvement in spot fixing.[1]
Umar was a capable opening batsman as well as having the ability to bat anywhere in the middle order. He matriculated from the prestigious private boys' school, St Paul's English High School, in Karachi, on a cricket scholarship in 1974.
Born in Kenya, Umar migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1957. His mother was Kenyan, and due to his East African features, he was often mistaken as a member of the Sheedi community.[2][3]
After the ban, he left Pakistan to settle down in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4]
In 2018, Karachi Municipal Corporation named a fly-over after him near National Stadium, Karachi.[5]