Imtiaz Abbasi ( ur, ), (born 9 June 1968) is a former Pakistani-born

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er who played for the

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. As a

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, Imtiaz Abbasi made his mark in his first-class debut for Karachi against Quetta in the 1988 Patron's Trophy where he held seven catches, a record for domestic Pakistani cricket. However, he did not play another first-class game, and later emigrated to the

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, for whom he first played representative cricket in the 1994

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, where he was declared best wicket-keeper of the competition after claiming 22 dismissals in nine matches. He also kept wickets for the UAE in the 1996 World Cup, where he played in 6

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* 1968 births Living people People from Poonch District, Pakistan Pakistani cricketers Karachi cricketers Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Wicket-keepers {{UnitedArabEmirates-cricket-bio-stub

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