Rizwan Cheema
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| Full name | Rizwan Ahmed Cheema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 August 1978 Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Nickname | Cheema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 61) | 18 August 2008 v Bermuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 6 September 2010 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 19) | 10 October 2008 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 February 2010 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Cavaliers cricket club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Yorkshire cricket club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Cavaliers cricket club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Popeyes Cricket club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–present | Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Duronto Rajshahi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 6 September 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rizwan Ahmed Cheema born 15 August 1978 in Gujrat, Pakistan is a Pakistani Canadian cricketer.
He was captain of Canadian cricket team. Cheema is big-hitting batsman who also bowls some handy medium pace.
He was born and raised in Pakistan. Cheema moved to Canada in the early 2000s and had only ever played cricket at club level but his tendency to belt the ball into orbit caught attention in the Toronto and District Cricket Association league.
Cheema plays for Popeye’s Cricket Club in Toronto it is one of the best clubs in Toronto. Popeye’s Cricket Club also has well-known players like Saad Bin Zafar, Khurram Chohan, and Hiral Patel.
He turned in a noteworthy season in 2005, scoring 627 runs in 14 matches at just under 50, and taking 24 wickets at 13.12.
After a disappointing 2006, Cheema established himself as the league's most dangerous batsman the following year with two big hundreds 161 off a scarcely believable 61 balls with eight fours with 15 sixes and an effort of 145 with 15 fours and nine sixes.
In 2010, Canada was included in Caribbean T20, the T20 tournament in the West Indies. Due to Ashish Bagai’s injury, Cheema was named as captain for the tournament which also involves seven teams from the Caribbean.
His Canadian team surprise everyone by winning a stirring encounter with England domestic Twenty20 Champions Hampshire cricket club.
He has also made the shortlist for the 2010 IPL contract auction; he is one of 51 people to do so from an original list of 97.
Cheema made his international debut at the age of 30 in the Scotia bank ODI series in King City, Ontario in August 2008.
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