Qasim Zubair
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Qasim Zubair is a United Arab Emirates
cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast
bowler, he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006, including three first-class
matches.
in 1987, Qasim Zubair first represented the UAE at Under-15 level, playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in Dubai in 2002. He played for the Under-19 team in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi
the following year, and in the ACC Under-17 Cup in India
in 2004. His career at youth level ended with the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal
in 2005.
He made his debut for the UAE senior team in 2006, when he played against Brunei in the ACC Trophy
. He made his first-class debut in January 2007, playing in a 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
match against Scotland. He played against Ireland in the same tournament the following month.
He toured Canada
with the UAE later in 2007, playing against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario. He played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
match against Bermuda in November. In 2008, he played for the UAE against Somerset
and Yorkshire
and most recently represented his country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament, where he played against Afghanistan and Nepal.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006, including three first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches.
Biography
Born in DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
in 1987, Qasim Zubair first represented the UAE at Under-15 level, playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in Dubai in 2002. He played for the Under-19 team in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
the following year, and in the ACC Under-17 Cup in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 2004. His career at youth level ended with the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
in 2005.
He made his debut for the UAE senior team in 2006, when he played against Brunei in the ACC Trophy
ACC Trophy
The ACC Trophy or Asian Cricket Council Trophy is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council for the non-test nations in Asia...
. He made his first-class debut in January 2007, playing in a 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the third edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup first class cricket tournament, an international cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council...
match against Scotland. He played against Ireland in the same tournament the following month.
He toured Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with the UAE later in 2007, playing against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario. He played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fourth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first class cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in June 2007, and the...
match against Bermuda in November. In 2008, he played for the UAE against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
and Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
and most recently represented his country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament, where he played against Afghanistan and Nepal.