Haider Ali (cricketer)
Haider Ali (Urdu, Punjabi: حیدر علی; born 2 October 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer.[2][3] He made his first-class debut in September 2019.[4] He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team on 1 September 2020.[5]
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Born | Attock, Punjab, Pakistan | 2 October 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 226) | 1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 87) | 1 September 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 October 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Karachi Kings (squad no. 46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Derbyshire (squad no. 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2022 |
Domestic and franchise career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Rawalpindi in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup on 10 December 2018.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] He made his first-class debut for Northern in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 14 September 2019.[9]
In December 2019, he was drafted by the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise team Peshawar Zalmi as their Supplementary category Player during the 2020 PSL draft.[10] On 10 March 2020, he became the youngest cricketer to score a fifty in the PSL.[11]
In August 2021, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs' squad for the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.[12] In December 2021, in the seventh round of the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket with 206 runs.[13]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[14]
International career
In November 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[15] He made his List A cricket debut for Pakistan, against Afghanistan, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.[16] In December 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[17]
In May 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awarded him with a central contract, in a newly created Emerging Players' category, ahead of the 2020–21 season.[18][19] In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21] However, on 22 June 2020, Ali was one of three players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19.[22] Although he had shown no previous symptoms of the virus,[23] he was advised to go into a period of self-isolation.[24] On 21 August, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for the series against England.[25] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against England, on 1 September 2020.[26] In his debut T20I match, he scored 54 runs, becoming the first cricketer for Pakistan to score a fifty on T20I debut.[27]
In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[28][29] On 31 October 2020, he was added to Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the second match of the series.[30] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.[31] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[32]
In June 2021, Ali was named in Pakistan's squads for their tours of England and the West Indies.[33][34] However, on 24 June 2021, he was withdrawn from Pakistan's squads, after breaching the bio-secure bubble at the 2021 Pakistan Super League tournament.[35][36] In October 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of the Pakistan Shaheens for their tour of Sri Lanka.[37]In August 2022,Ali was named in Pakistan's squad for Asia cup 2022.
References
- Husain, Amir (12 July 2019). "Talent Spotter : Haider Ali". PakPassion. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- "Haider Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Haider Ali: Rohit Sharma is my 'role model'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "3rd T20I: England opt to bowl as Pakistan's Haider Ali makes debut". Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "1st Match, National T20 Cup at Multan, Dec 10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "3rd Match, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Abbottabad, Sep 14-17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Teams decided for PSL 5 as draft ends in Lahore". Samaa TV. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Zalmi's Haider Ali the youngest batsman to score fifty in PSL history". Daily Times. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq and Waqar Salamkheil set to feature in CPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Haider's 206, Haris Rauf's six-fer put Northern on top". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "Saud Shakeel named Pakistan captain for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Cox's Bazar, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Pakistan squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Naseem Shah earns PCB central contract; Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Naseem Shah named in men's central contract list for 2020-21". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Haider Ali test positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Three Pakistan players test positive for coronavirus ahead of England tour". The National. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Update on players' Covid-19 tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Pakistan shortlist 17 players for England T20Is". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "3rd T20I (N), Manchester, Sep 1 2020, Pakistan tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Haider Ali becomes 1st Pakistani to score 50 on T20I debut". Geo Super. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Pakistan Announce 15-Man Squad For The Second ODI Against Zimbabwe". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "2nd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 1 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "Pakistan name squads for England and West Indies tours". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "Haider, Umaid suspended from HBL PSL 6 final for bio-secure breach". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "PSL: Haider, Umaid suspended from final for bubble breach". ANI News. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.