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Antum Amir Naqvi (Arabic: انتوم أمير نقفي; born 5 April 1999) is a Belgium-born Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays as a right-arm off-spinner and right-hand batter.

Personal life

Naqvi was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Belgian parents whose families had migrated to Belgium from India and Pakistan. When he was four years old his family moved to Australia, where he was educated at The Hills Sports High School in Sydney. He is a qualified commercial pilot. His younger brother Awad Naqvi plays for Tuskers.

Domestic career

While Naqvi was living and playing cricket in Darwin in Australia, he was encouraged to play cricket in Zimbabwe by the former Zimbabwe international player Solomon Mire. He made his first-class cricket debut in Zimbabwe in January 2023, playing for Mid West Rhinos in the Logan Cup against Eagles. He scored 140 not out batting at number six, and took 4 for 22 in the first innings and another wicket and three catches in the second innings in an innings victory for Rhinos. In his second match a few days later he scored 103 in Mid West Rhinos' only innings, thus becoming the 21st person in the history of first-class cricket to score hundreds in his first two innings. In the final match of the competition, Naqvi made a third century and took five wickets.

Naqvi made his List A debut in October 2023. In his second match, two days after his first, he took 3 for 56 and scored 128 not out off 93 balls, finishing off the victory for Rhinos with an unbroken 202-run partnership with Tarisai Musakanda. Since then Naqvi has scored two more List A 100s.

In January 2024, captaining Mid West Rhinos in the Logan Cup against Matabeleland Tuskers, Naqvi scored 300 not out off 295 deliveries before declaring at 538 for 3; Rhinos went on to win by an innings and 40 runs. It is the first triple-century in the history of Zimbabwean domestic cricket.

International career

In July 2024, he earned his maiden call-up for the Zimbabwe national team for their T20I series against India. However, he did not play in any of the matches.

References

1. "Antum Naqvi: The next Sikandar Raza". Chronicle. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. "Tracy Village young gun Antum Naqvi scores maiden century". NT News. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
3. "Captain Antum ready for Chevrons take off". NewsDay. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. "Antum Naqvi". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
5. ^ Vedan, Eshlin (19 January 2024). "Antum Naqvi: Cricket-playing pilot flying high for Zimbabwe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
6. "Awad Naqvi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
7. "Kwekwe, January 07–09, 2023, Logan Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
8. "Harare, January 14–17, 2023, Logan Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
9. "First-Class Most Hundreds in Consecutive Innings from Debut". ACS. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
10. "Harare, March 29–31, 2023, Logan Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
11. "4th Match, Mutare, October 22, 2023, Pro50 Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
12. "Antum Naqvi Hits Unbeaten 300 To Break Zimbabwe Batting Record". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
13. "Antum Naqvi breaks Zimbabwe cricket records with unbeaten 300". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
14. "10th Match, Harare, January 10-13, 2024, Logan Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
15. "Zimbabwe include Naqvi in squad for T20I series against India". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
16. "Belgium-born Antum Naqvi receives maiden Zimbabwe call-up for India T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
17. "Uncapped Naqvi named in Zimbabwe squad for India T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
18. "Antum Naqvi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

External links

• Antum Naqvi at ESPNcricinfo

• 1999 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Brussels
• Mid West Rhinos cricketers
• Zimbabwean cricketers
• Zimbabwean people of Pakistani descent