Basil Hameed

Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born-Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1][2] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.^[3] He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019.^[4]

Basil Hameed

Personal information
Full name	Basil bin Abdul Hameed
Born	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 33) Panniyankara, Kerala, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 80)	8 December 2019 v United States
Last ODI	19 June 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 50)	17 August 2023 v New Zealand
Last T20I	3 November 2023 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 31 27 25 24 Runs scored 667 288 528 285 Batting average 24.70 15.00 25.14 15.00 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/0 Top score 63* 42 63* 42 Balls bowled 943 191 802 191 Wickets 51 15 30 15 Bowling average 16.73 14.06 16.73 14.06 5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/17 3/20 5/17 3/20 Catches/stumpings 13/– 12/– 11/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2023

In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament.^[5] He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020.^[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.^[7]

In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.^[8]

Personal life

Basil was born in Panniyankara, Kerala, India.^[1] He was "on the verge of playing Ranji Trophy cricket for his native Kerala" before moving to the UAE for work reasons in 2015. As of 2019^[update] he was an assistant sales manager with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) and also played cricket for the company team in UAE domestic competitions.^[9]