Junaid Siddiqui
{{short description|Canadian cricketer (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Junaid Siddiqui
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| country = Canada
| fullname = Junaid Siddiqui
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|03|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Legbreak
| role = All-rounder
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 7 August
| odidebutyear = 2011
| odidebutagainst = Afghanistan
| odicap = 75
| lastodidate = 17 August
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands
| T20Idebutdate = 13 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = Netherlands
| T20Icap = 32
| lastT20Idate = 11 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 74
| bat avg1 = 10.57
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 25
| deliveries1 = 502
| wickets1 = 5
| bowl avg1 = 74.20
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 22
| runs2 = 51
| bat avg2 = 10.20
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 21
| deliveries2 = 427
| wickets2 = 15
| bowl avg2 = 26.66
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/10
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 2
| runs3 = 50
| bat avg3 = 16.66
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 38
| deliveries3 = 140
| wickets3 = 4
| bowl avg3 = 35.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/81
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 21
| runs4 = 152
| bat avg4 = 10.85
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 25
| deliveries4 = 952
| wickets4 = 15
| bowl avg4 = 44.60
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/36
| catches/stumpings4 = 7/–
| date = 31 October 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/Bangladesh/content/player/494847.html ESPN Cricinfo
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Junaid Siddiqui (born 25 March 1985) is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer who plays for Canada national cricket team. He debuted in all formats of the game in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/494847.html |title=Junaid Siddiqui|accessdate=30 April 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Personal life
Junaid Siddiqui was born on 25 March 1985 in Karachi. His family moved to Toronto when he was thirteen years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stalbertgazette.com/cricket/canadian-veteran-cricketer-junaid-siddiqui-savouring-t20-world-cup-experience-9006158 |title=Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience |date=June 6, 2024 |first=Neil |last=Davidson |website=The Canadian Press}} He holds a degree in finance and economics.
Siddiqui also runs businesses to support his passion for cricket. He operates two Timothy's World Coffee franchises in Mississauga and Newmarket, Ontario.
Career
Siddiqui started from school cricket in Mississauga and was a part of Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 Teams, thus representing cricket locally, domestically as well as on an international level. Siddiqui is one of the few Canadian home grown players who was picked to play first-class and List A games in Sri Lanka prior to being picked for the Canadian national cricket team.
Until 2015, Siddiqui was on the central contract of Cricket Canada after which they discontinued due to lack of funds.
In January 2018, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://gocricketgocanada.com/web/2018/01/12/canadian-squad-for-world-cricket-league-division-2-tournament/ |title=Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament |accessdate=15 January 2018 |work=Cricket Canada}}
On 3 June 2018, Siddiqui was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/global-t20-canada-complete-squads |title=Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads |work=SportsKeeda |date=4 June 2018 |accessdate=4 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |date=4 June 2018 |accessdate=4 June 2018}} In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/canadian-national-cricket-squad-for-icc-americas-world-t20-srq/ |title=Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=24 September 2018 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424074643/https://cricketcanada.org/canadian-national-cricket-squad-for-icc-americas-world-t20-srq/ |url-status=dead }}
In August 2019, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |title=Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=10 August 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130101/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 |url-status=dead }} In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=53 |title=Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier |work=Cricket Canada |accessdate=9 October 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807151336/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=53 |url-status=dead }}
In October 2021, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=183%2F |title=Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028155809/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=183%2F |url-status=dead }} In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=195 |title=Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced! |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130102/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=195 |url-status=dead }}
In May 2024, Siddiqui was named in Canada's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/canada-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}
References
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External links
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