Navneet Dhaliwal (born 10 October 1988) is an Indian-born

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er and former captain who plays for the

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Early life

Navneet Dhaliwal was born on 10 October 1988 in

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, India. He moved to

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at the age of 22 when his family bought a

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Career

He made his

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debut in the

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tournament for Canada against the Netherlands on 17 January 2015. In January 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament. In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 83 runs in six matches. In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 271 runs in six matches. In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in Namibia. He was the leading run-scorer for Canada in the tournament, with 219 runs in five matches. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the

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tournament. 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. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Canada against the

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on 18 August 2019. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 190 runs in six matches. In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the

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tournament. On 19 September 2019, in the match against

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, he scored 140 runs from 94 balls, as Canada made 408/7 from their 50 overs. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Canada, with 250 runs in three matches. In October 2019, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Ahead of the tournament, the

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(ICC) named him as the key player in Canada's squad. In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Canada's squad for the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It took place in November 2021 in Antigua, with the top two teams progressing t ...

tournament in Antigua. 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. In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the

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tournament. In April 2025, he was named in Canada's squad for

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held in

. He finished the tournament by being the leading run scorer for Canada in the tournament. In May 2025, he was named in Canada's squad for 2025 United States Tri-Nation Series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhaliwal, Navneet 1988 births Living people Canadian cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Chandigarh ICC Americas cricketers Indian emigrants to Canada