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| Full name | Aqeel Ahmed Anjum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1987 Mirpur Khas, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05–2013/14 | Hyderabad Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2010/11 | Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12 | Sind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2013/14 | National Bank of Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aqeel Ahmed Anjum (born 7 March 1987) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Anjum was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium and occasionally kept wicket.[1] He was born in Mirpur Khas, Sindh.[2][3]
Anjum made his List A debut for Hyderabad Hawks against Karachi Dolphins in the ABN-AMRO Cup in January 2005, scoring 40 in a six-wicket win.[4] Later that year, he made his first-class debut for Hyderabad against Quetta in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[5] He later played first-class cricket for Hyderabad, Sind and National Bank of Pakistan, while in limited-overs cricket he also represented Sind Dolphins. He also played for Mirpur Khas, United Bank Limited, Regional XI, and Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited.[3] Before establishing himself in senior domestic cricket, he scored 251 for Mirpurkhas against Badin in the Hyderabad-region inter-district senior cricket championship in 2005.[6]
Anjum's best-known first-class innings came in November 2007, when he scored 204 for Hyderabad against Sialkot in the 2007–08 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[7] In January 2012, he and Faisal Iqbal scored centuries for Sind against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2011–12 Pentangular Cup, with Anjum making 126.[8] Earlier, in August 2011, he top-scored with 51 for National Bank of Pakistan against Pakistan International Airlines in the opening match of the Corporate T20 Night Cup.[9]
Anjum played 64 first-class matches in which he scored 3,928 runs at a batting average of 38.89, making 17 half-centuries and 8 centuries.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shahzada, Khurram (9 February 2014). "Coming together at the crease". Dawn.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aqeel Anjum profile and biography, stats, records, videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aqeel Anjum". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hyderabad Hawks v Karachi Dolphins, Pool B, ABN-AMRO Cup 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Quetta v Hyderabad, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2005/06". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Inter-district senior cricket championship: Race for Karachi region title gains momentum". Dawn. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sialkot v Hyderabad, Group A, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2007/08". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Faisal, Aqeel hit centuries as Sindh dominate". Dawn. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cricket: NBP overcome PIA in T20 opener". The Express Tribune. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2026.