Navneet Dhaliwal
{{short description|Canadian cricketer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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| name = Navneet Dhaliwal
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| country = Canada
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chandigarh, India
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batsman
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| international = true
| odidebutdate = 8 February
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = Nepal
| odicap = 98
| lastodidate = 26 September
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Oman
| T20Idebutdate = 18 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Cayman Islands
| T20Icap = 42
| lastT20Idate = 3 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2024
| lastT20Iagainst = Oman
| date = 31 October 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/817069.html ESPNcricinfo
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Navneet Dhaliwal (born 10 October 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer and former captain who plays for the Canada national cricket team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/817069.html |title=Navneet Dhaliwal |access-date=17 January 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2489296 |title=Captains share their thoughts ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=17 February 2022}}
Early life
Navneet Dhaliwal was born on 10 October 1988 in Chandigarh, India. He moved to Canada at the age of 22 when his family bought a gas station.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/meet-the-4-indian-born-players-part-of-canadas-t20-world-cup-team-playing-against-india-navneet-dhaliwal-parag-singh-dilpreet-bajwa-shreyas-movva-and-pakistan-article-110904926 |title=Meet the 4 Indian-born players part of Canada's World Cup Team Playing Against India And Pakistan|website=Times Now}}
Career
He made his List A cricket debut in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament for Canada against the Netherlands on 17 January 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/engine/match/812777.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Canada v Netherlands at Windhoek, Jan 17, 2015 |access-date=17 January 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
In January 2018, he 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 |access-date=15 January 2018 |work=Cricket Canada}} 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 |access-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424074643/https://cricketcanada.org/canadian-national-cricket-squad-for-icc-americas-world-t20-srq/ |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 83 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12626;team=17;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier A, 2018 - Canada: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 September 2018}}
In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-squad-for-super-5o/ |title=Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424074658/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-squad-for-super-5o/ |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 271 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12690;team=17;type=tournament |title=Super50 Cup, 2018/19 - Canada: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 October 2018}} In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |title=Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410163719/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 219 runs in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?class=5;id=12897;team=17;type=tournament |title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Canada: List A matches, Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}}
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |access-date=20 June 2019}}
In August 2019, he was named as the captain of 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 |access-date=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 }} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the Cayman Islands on 18 August 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197397.html |title=2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 August 2019}} He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 190 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13243;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final, 2019: Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 August 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000013/001327.shtml |title=Bermuda and Canada through to global qualifier |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826110237/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000013/001327.shtml |url-status=dead }}
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |title=Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165557/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 |url-status=dead }} On 19 September 2019, in the match against Malaysia, he scored 140 runs from 94 balls, as Canada made 408/7 from their 50 overs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=49 |title=Canada win big over Malaysia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=21 September 2019}} He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Canada, with 250 runs in three matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13343;team=17;type=tournament |title=CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Canada: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 September 2019}} In October 2019, he was named as the captain of 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 |access-date=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 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1451840 |title=Captains speak of their chances in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 October 2019}} Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Canada's squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1451717 |title=Team preview: Canada |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 October 2019}}
In October 2021, he was named as the captain of 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/ |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/ |url-status=dead }} In February 2022, he was again named as captain of the national side 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, he 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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