Fahad Babar (born 19 February 1992 in

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) is an American cricketer. Babar has played two

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s for the USA cricket team after qualifying to play for the United States because of the

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's (ICC) seven-year residency rule. He briefly succeeded Steve Massiah as USA captain in 2013. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 30 January 2017. In June 2021, he was selected to play in the

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tournament in the United States following the players' draft.

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