Junaid Siddiqui

Not to be confused with Junaid Siddique.

Junaid Siddiqui
Personal information
Full name
Junaid Siddiqui
Born (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 75)7 August 2011 v Afghanistan
Last ODI17 August 2024 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 32)13 March 2012 v Netherlands
Last T20I11 June 2024 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 11 22 2 21
Runs scored 74 51 50 152
Batting average 10.57 10.20 16.66 10.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 21 38 25
Balls bowled 502 427 140 952
Wickets 5 15 4 15
Bowling average 74.20 26.66 35.00 44.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/20 3/10 3/81 3/36
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/– 1/– 7/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer who plays for Canada national cricket team. He debuted in all formats of the game in 2011.[1]

Personal life

Junaid Siddiqui was born on 25 March 1985 in Karachi. His family moved to Toronto when he was thirteen years old.[2] He holds a degree in finance and economics.[2]

Siddiqui also runs businesses to support his passion for cricket. He operates two Timothy's World Coffee franchises in Mississauga and Newmarket, Ontario.[2]

Career

Siddiqui started from school cricket in Mississauga and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thus representing cricket locally, domestically as well as on an international level. Siddiqui is one of the few Canadian home grown players who was picked to play first-class and List A games in Sri Lanka prior to being picked for the Canadian national cricket team.[2]

Until 2015, Siddiqui was on the central contract of Cricket Canada after which they discontinued due to lack of funds.[2]

In January 2018, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3]

On 3 June 2018, Siddiqui was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[4][5] In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[6]

In August 2019, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[7] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8]

In October 2021, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[9] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[10]

In May 2024, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Junaid Siddiqui". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Davidson, Neil (6 June 2024). "Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience". The Canadian Press.
  3. ^ "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.