Umar Amin (born 16 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. Amin made his One Day International debut in the opening match of the 2010 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka.^[1]

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Umar Amin

Personal information
Born	(1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 34) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Top-order batter
International information
National side	Pakistan (2010-2018)
Test debut (cap 200)	13 July 2010 v Australia
Last Test	6 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 176)	15 June 2010 v South Africa
Last ODI	19 January 2018 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	84
T20I debut (cap 51)	27 July 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I	28 January 2018 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.	84
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–2015	Rawalpindi Rams
2015/16–2018/19	Sui Southern Gas Company
2016; 2021	Islamabad United
2017–2018	Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 20)
2019–2020	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 200)
2019–present	Northern (squad no. 84)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 4 16 163 153 Runs scored 99 271 10,695 5,353 Batting average 12.37 18.06 41.13 39.07 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 28/53 11/29 Top score 33 59 281 156 Balls bowled 132 42 3,546 1,025 Wickets 3 0 49 22 Bowling average 21.00 – 34.30 40.54 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/7 – 5/67 3/31 Catches/stumpings 1/– 6/– 130/– 69/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2022
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Pakistan South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Team

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Amin was also named in Pakistan's squad for the two-match test series against Australia, held in England.^[2] He made his Test debut on 13 July 2010 in the opening match of the series at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, UK.

Amin was born on 16 October 1989 om Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.^[3] 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 Kamran Akmal. Amin was part of the Pakistan A team which toured Australia.

In April 2018, Amin was named captain of Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.^[4][5] He was the leading run-scorer for Sui Southern Gas Corporation in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 728 runs in nine matches.^[6] In March 2019, he was named to Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[7][8]

In September 2019, Amin was named to Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[9][10] In January 2021, he was named to Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[11][12]

Amin's international career began in the 2010 Asia Cup when he debuted against Sri Lanka, scoring seven runs.^[13] He made his debut using a bat once owned by Sachin Tendulkar, given to him by Shoaib Akhtar after a match winning innings for Rawalpindi in a domestic game. In the second match against India, which Pakistan lost, Amin scored only five runs^[14] and in the final match he scored 22 before being run-out in a bizarre manner,^[15] 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.^[16]

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.^[17] 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.^[18]

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.^[19] 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".^[20]

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 Zimbabwe scoring a fifty in the only game he played.