Qasim Umar

Qasim Ali Umar (Urdu: قاسم عمر‎; born 9 February 1957) is a Kenyan-born British Pakistani former cricketer. He was the first Black Pakistani cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 31 ODIs between 1983 and 1987 for the Pakistani national cricket team before getting banned for admitting his involvement in the spot fixing.[1]

Qasim Umar
Personal information
Full nameQasim Ali Umar
Born (1957-02-09) 9 February 1957
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 96)24 September 1983 v India
Last Test20 November 1986 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 45)10 September 1983 v India
Last ODI7 January 1987 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 26 31
Runs scored 1502 642
Batting average 36.63 22.92
100s/50s 3/5 -/4
Top score 210 69
Balls bowled 6 –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 15/- 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Umar played his cricket both as an opening batsman as well as with the ability to bat anywhere in the middle order. He matriculated from the prestigious private boys' school, St Paul's English High School, on a cricket scholarship in 1974.

Born in Kenya, he migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1957. His mother was Kenyan, and due to his East African features, he was often mistaken as a member of the Sheedi community.[2][3]

After ban, he left Pakistan to settle down in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4]

In 2018, Muttahida Qaumi Movement named a fly-over near National Stadium, Karachi after him for his anti-Imran rhetoric.[5]

Controversies

In 1985–86 he became the first player to make claims on the impact of recreational and performance-enhancing drugs in cricket.[6]

Umar also accepted gifts[7] and accused his teammates of indulging in sexual relations with prostitutes[8][9] in return for underperforming in certain matches.

International awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 12 January 1984 69 (78 balls, 4x4)  Pakistan won by 97 runs.[10]

See also

References
  1. Mukherjee, Abhishek (2014-02-19). "Qasim Umar: One of the earliest to speak against match-fixing in cricket". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. Pakistan's whistle-blower, BBC
  3. "The wrong World Cup". 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015. No, one-drop batsman Qasim Umar was not a Sheedi, he only looked like one because of his Kenyan mother.
  4. Mukherjee, Abhishek (19 February 2014). "Qasim Umar: One of the earliest to speak against match-fixing in cricket". Cricket Country.
  5. "The Imran Khans I've known". Cricinfo.
  6. "Viv took drugs: Qasim Umar | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. "Omar points finger at bookies". 2001-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  8. Radford, Brian (2001-01-21). "Call girls to be questioned in cricket scandal". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  9. Paracha, Nadeem F. (2010-09-23). "Pakistan cricket: great rivalries and bust ups". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  10. "1983–1984 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 3rd Match – Pakistan v West Indies – Melbourne".
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