2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in the UAE's squad. He was the leading wicket-taker for the UAE in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in eight matches. In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board. He became the first Emirati cricketer to be ranked inside the top ten ICC rankings in any format when he achieved his career best ranking of 7 in ICC T20I rankings for all-rounders in February 2022. References External links 1988 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Emirati cricket captains Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates