Mehran Mumtaz
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Born | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | 7 April 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21–2023 | Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 167) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2024 |
Mehran Mumtaz (born 7 April 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Peshawar Zalmi.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Mehran was born on 7 April 2003 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, with family roots in Kohta, Azad Kashmir.[3] He began playing cricket in the streets and neighborhoods of Rawalpindi before joining a local cricket club.[3] He initially started as a fast bowler, citing Mohammad Amir as his inspiration.[3]
Mumtaz worked with his brother in the Sunday market near Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium while pursuing his passion for cricket.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Mehran began his professional cricket career through under-16 cricket during the 2016-17 season.[5][6] He has since represented Pakistan A cricket team as well.[7]
Mehran made his first-class debut on 17 November 2021, for Northern in the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[8]
In December 2021, Mehran was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mehran Mumtaz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Mehran, Maqbool, Mukhtar score centuries". The National News. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "جس سٹیڈیم میں پرفارم کیا اسی کے باہر اتوار بازار میں کام کرتا تھا: مہران ممتاز" [Mehran Mumtaz used to work in the Sunday market outside the same stadium, where he performed]. Independent Urdu. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Meet Mehran Mumtaz, Peshawar Zalmi's budding star who came from humble beginnings". Arab News PK. 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Mehran Mumtaz wants to fulfill his late father's dream of representing Pakistan". Latest News - The Nation. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Mehran Mumtaz wants to fulfill his late father's dream". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Mehran Mumtaz receives heroic welcome at home by his mother". www.geosuper.tv.
- ^ "13th Match, Faisalabad, Nov 17 - 20 2021, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Qasim Akram to lead Pakistan in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 December 2021.