Arshad Ali (cricketer)

Dienstag, 06. April 1976

Arshad Ali (born 6 April 1976) is a former international cricketer for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Ali was born in Sialkot, Pakistan. He was taught cricket by his brother Shafiq Ahmed, who moved to the UAE in 1991. He subsequently followed his brother to Dubai and excelled in local domestic cricket, winning an award as the Dubai Cricket Council's best junior player. He reportedly scored 35 centuries in six years in local tournaments through to 2001. He is the uncle of Shafiq's son, Pakistan international Abdullah Shafique.