Umar Amin (born 16 October 1989) is a Pakistani international

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er. Amin made his

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debut in the opening match of the

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against

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. Amin was also named in Pakistan's squad for the two-match test series against Australia, held in England. He made his Test debut on 13 July 2010 in the opening match of the

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Cricket Ground, London, UK.

Early and domestic career

Amin was born on 16 October 1989 om Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. In 2001, in seventh grade Amin began playing youth league cricket. His proficiency grew over the years to the point where, at the U19 stage, he was selected for Pakistan's U19 side, after which he was called up for Pakistan's A squad. He also got a call up from the National Bank of Pakistan and was selected in the NBP team led by captain

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. Amin was part of the Pakistan A team which toured Australia. In April 2018, Amin was named captain of

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's squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Sui Southern Gas Corporation in the

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, with 728 runs in nine matches. In March 2019, he was named to

's squad for the

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. In September 2019, Amin was named to

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's squad for the

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tournament. In January 2021, he was named to Northern's squad for the

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International career

Amin's international career began in the

when he debuted against Sri Lanka, scoring seven runs. He made his debut using a bat once owned by

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, given to him by

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after a match winning innings for

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in a domestic game. In the second match against India, which Pakistan lost, Amin scored only five runs and in the final match he scored 22 before being run-out in a bizarre manner, as Amin had punched a delivery to long-off and completed an easy single in the 22nd over with Pakistan coasting at 135 for 1. After grounding his bat, Amin started to walk across the stumps to take his position at the non-striker's end because the bowler, Mahmudullah, was bowling from round the wicket. While doing so, Amin was out of the crease with his bat in the air, and the bowler – not facing the batsman and unaware of Amin's position – perfunctorily whipped off the bails. Shakib Al Hasan, fielding at extra cover, noticed Amin was out of his crease and appealed for a run-out which was then given by the third Umpire. Amin made his test debut against Australia and scored one run in his debut innings and 33 in the second innings as Pakistan lost by 150 runs. He did, however, contribute valuable runs in his T20I debut, scoring 47 off 34 balls, the highest score among his compatriots that day as Pakistan won the match. Amin was chosen as captain of Pakistan A during South Africa's tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October–November 2013. Many former Pakistani legends saw him as the best young batsman in Pakistan and a strong contender for future captaincy. Rashid Latif said about him, "However, considering our planning for the 2015 World Cup, I believe young Umar Amin can be groomed as ODI team leader". After being promoted before a home series against South Africa in the UAE, Amin scored only 52 runs in four innings. In the T20I series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka he managed 22 runs in three innings before being dropped from the national squad. However he excelled in the ODi series against

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scoring a fifty in the only game he played.

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