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Comment: Likely notable, however, every cricketer needs their religion to be sourced. After that, I'll accept it. Tavantius (talk) 18:34, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
This is an incomplete list of Muslim cricketers, who have played at least one international cricket match for a country's national team and the list doesn't classify them as their homelands; Rather, it's classified them in the country for which they had played.
This list is similar to other lists on Wikipedia, As such List of Indian muslims, List of Muslim historians, List of Muslim footballers, List of Muslim atheists, List of Bangladeshi Hindus etc. it does not encourage any religious or ethnic division.
Australia
[edit]Only two Muslim cricketer played international cricket for Australia and both are Pakistan-bron. they are:[1]
- Usman Khawaja [2] : Usman khawaja is the frist Muslim cricketer who play for Australia National cricket team. Usman was born in Islamabad, Pakistan in 18 December, 1986. His family emigrated to New South Wales when he was four. He became the first Australian of Pakistani origin to represent Australia in cricket when he made his debut in the 2010–11 Ashes series and he is a qualified commercial and instrument-rated pilot, completing a bachelor's degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales before he made his Test debut.
- Fawad Ahmed[3]: He is the second Muslim cricketer, Who played for Australia. He is bron in Pakistan. in 2010, he left Pakistan emigrating ociatin Hisfor Melbourne University in Victorian Premier Cricket.[4] On 2 July 2013, Ahmed was granted Australian citizenship, clearing him to play for the full Australian national cricket team. A devout Muslim, he has missed training sessions during Ramadan and is known to leave the field to pray during games. He has also requested that logos of sponsors whose activities he does not agree will be removed from his kit and in 2013, the logo of Victoria Bitter was removed from Ahmed's shirt, due to the fact that Islam prohibits alcohol.[5] On 29 August 2013, he made his Australian debut play in a T20 international against England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. On 31 March 2015, Ahmed was named in the Australian Test Squad to tour the West Indies and England. Ahmad played only 3 ODI and 2 Twenty20 International Match for Australia.[3]
Afghanistan
[edit]All Afghan cricketers are Muslims.Until today no one from other religions has played cricket for Afghanistan. [6]
Bangladesh
[edit]Most Bangladeshi cricketers are Muslims. But the following few cricketers believed in other religions:[7] Tapash Baisya, [8] Liton Das, [9]Soumya Sarkar, [2] Alok Kapali, [10] Shuvagata Hom, [11] Subashis Roy, [12] Dhiman Ghosh, [13]Rony Talukdar [14] and Sanjit Saha. [15]
Bermuda
[edit]- Hasan Durham[16] : born in 14 August, 1971 and he played in the Bermuda cricket team's first One Day International when they played Canada in 2006. He took 2 wickets as Bermuda won the rain-affected game by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method. After another Oneday International against Canada in In August 2006, Durham was reported to the International Cricket Council as having a "potentially flawed bowling action". His action was eventually approved and he went on to play nine ODIs for Bermuda.[17]
- Saleem Mukuddem[18] : He born in South Africa and he also played in the Bermuda cricket team's first One Day International against Canada in 2006. He played twenty One Day Internationals for the Bermuda.
- Azeem Pitcher [19] : born in 31 July, 1980 in Trinidad. He also played with the Bermudia cricket team in their first ever One Day International against Canada in May, 2006.
Canada
[edit]Most of the Canadian Muslim cricketers are from Pakistani and Indian origin.
- Saad Bin Zafar[20] : He is a Pakistan-born Canadian cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is the current captain of the Canadian national cricket team.[21][22] He is a left-handed all-rounder. [23]
- Shahid Ahmadzai
- Tariq Javed
- Abdul Sattar
- Abdul Samad
- Omer Bhatti
- Qaiser Ali
- Asif Mulla
- Shehzad Khan
- Mohsin Mulla
- Abzal Dean[24]
- Arsalan Qadir[25]
- Abraash Khan
- Rayyan Pathan
- Sisili parvez
- Salman Nazar
England
[edit]- Nasser Hussain[26]
- Adil Rashid[27]
- Moeen Ali[28]
- Rehan Ahmed[29]
- Usman Afzaal[30]
- Owais Shah [27]
- Shoaib Bashir [30]
- Zafar Ansari [29]
- Saqib Mahmood [28]
- Haseeb Hameed[31]
India
[edit]- Syed Abid Ali : He is a former all-rounder Indian cricketer who played an important role in Indian cricket in the 1960s and 70s. He was a lower order batsman and a medium pace bowler.
- Syed Mushtaq Ali: A great Indian cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112 against England at Old Trafford in 1936. [32][33][34] The famous Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket championship Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is named after Syed Mushtaq Ali.[5]
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi : was an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian cricket team. He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.
- Mohammad Nissar
- Nazir Ali [1]
- Wazir Ali [1]
- Jahangir Khan
- Salim Durani
- Dilawar Hussain
- Farokh Engineer
- Rashid Patel
- Saba Karim
- Parvez Rasool
- Faiz Fazal
- Khershed Meherhomji
- Baqa Jilani [7]
- Jenni Irani
- K. C. Ibrahim [10]
- Arshad Ayub
- Amir Elahi
- Abdul Hafeez Kardar
- Gul Mohammad
- Abbas Ali Baig
- Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
- Wasim Jaffer
- Syed Kirmani
- Ghulam Ahmed
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Zaheer Khan
- Mohammad Kaif
- Shahbaz Nadeem
- Irfan Pathan
- Yusuf Pathan
- Mohammed Siraj
- Mohammed Shami
- Umran Malik
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Avesh Khan
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Sarfaraz Khan
Ireland
[edit]Some cricketers from other countries initially played a few matches for the Ireland national cricket team. Among them are:[35]
Hong Kong
[edit]Most of the Hongkongers Muslim cricketers are from Pakistani and somebody from Indian origin.
Kenya
[edit]Kuwait
[edit]Most of the Kuwaiti cricketers are Muslim and Most of the them are from Pakistani origin.
New Zealand
[edit]- Ajaz Yunus Patel:[40] He is the only Muslim cricketer, who plays for New zealand. Patel born in 21 October, 1988 in Mumbai, India [41] and he emigrated with his family from Mumbai when he was eight years old, and was formerly a left-arm seam bowler.[42] He is a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. In October 2018, Ajax made his international debut for the New Zealand [43] and the following month he made his Test debut for New Zealand, taking five wickets in the second innings.[44] New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract In May 2020, ahead of the 2020–21 season.[45]
Nepal
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]All Dutch Muslim cricketer are from Pakistani origin. They are:
- Shariz Ahmad[48]
- Zulfiqar Ahmed[49]
- Asad Zulfiqar[50]
- Saqib Zulfiqar[51]
- Sikander Zulfiqar[52]
- Musa Ahmed[53]
- Mudassar Bukhari[54]
- Rahil ahmed
- mohammad kashif
- Ahsan malik
- Adeel raja[55]
Oman
[edit]Most of the Omani cricketers are Muslims and Most of the them are from Pakistani and Indian origin.[56] [57]
Pakistan
[edit]All Pakistani cricketer are Muslims Except Seven: [58] [6] Danish Kaneria, [58] Wallis Mathialls, [8] Duncan Sharpe, [59] Antao D’Souza, [60] Anil Dalpat, [61] Sohail Fazal and Mohammad Yousuf (Who converted to Islam in 2005).
Papua New Guinea
[edit]Asadollah Vala (Asad Vala) [62] is only Muslim cricketer, who playing international cricket for Papua New Guinea and he is the leading ODI run Scorer for papua new Guinea. He is an All-rounder.[63]
South Africa
[edit]- Imran Tahir
- Hashim Amla
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Bjorn Fortuin (Converted)
- Wayne Parnell (Converted)
- Zubayr Hamza
- Farhaan Behardien
- Yusuf Abdulla
- Shabnim Ismail (Women cricketer)
Sri Lanka
[edit]Scotland
[edit]United States
[edit]Most of the American Muslim cricketers are from Pakistani and Indian origin.
United Arab Emirates
[edit]Most of the Emiratis cricketers are from India and Pakistan origin[70] and most of them are Muslims.[71]
West indies
[edit]- Nyron Asgarali
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Inshan Ali
- Raphick Jumadeen
- Imtiaz Ali
- Sheikh Faoud Bacchus
- Omari Banks
- Dave Mohammed
- Sulieman Benn
- Omar Phillips
- Assad Fudadin
- Kemar Jamal Roach
- Jason Mohammed
- Akeal Hosein
- Amir Jangoo
Zimbabwe
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