Mohammad Atif Ali (born 12 September 1982) is a former international

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er who represented the United Arab Emirates national team between 1997 and 2005. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm

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bowler.

Biography

Born in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the D ...

, Atif made his international debut for the UAE at the age of 14, in the

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in Malaysia.ICC Trophy matches played by Mohammad Atif
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016. He appeared in six of his team's seven matches, but had little success, taking only three wickets (with a best of 2/31 against

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). At the

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in Canada, Atif featured in six of the UAE's ten games, but played little part. He was not given the opportunity to bowl, and batted only three times, with his highest score, 18, coming against the

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. Atif's next major tournament for the UAE was the

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in Singapore, where he played in five matches, including the final, in which the UAE defeated

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. Against

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, he scored 49 runs, and featured in a 134-run partnership with

Khurram Khan Khurram Khan (born 21 June 1971) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In 2014, Khurram became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred as his unbeaten 132 helped his team to a six-wicket v ...

.Miscellaneous matches played by Mohammad Atif
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016. In November 2004, Atif was called up to the UAE squad for an Intercontinental Cup game against

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, which held first-class status.First-class matches played by Mohammad Atif
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016. He played his final match for the UAE early the following year, against England A.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atif, Mohammad 1982 births Living people Emirati cricketers Sportspeople from Sharjah Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates