Basil Hameed is recorded in this encyclopedia from the source named below.
Overview
Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born-Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019. In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament. He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020. In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board. In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul (5 for 17) in ODI cricket.
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Editorial note
This record is a sourced summary, not original research. Where the underlying material is silent on a point, this article is silent too. Last reviewed 2026-09-23.