Arshad Laeeq (born 28 November 1970 in Karachi

Karachi

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, Sindh

Sindh

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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) is a former cricket

Cricket

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er who played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates cricket team

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. He played two first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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 games for Pakistan Steel in 1986–87 and was a stand-by selection for Pakistan

Pakistani cricket team

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 for the 1988 Youth World Cup. He also represented Pakistan at Under-19 level in a three-day match against India

Indian cricket team

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. He emigrated to the UAE in 1989, making his international debut in the ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

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 in 1993–94. He went on to play in the 1997 ICC Trophy too. Arshad Laeeq has played six One Day International, two in the Pepsi Ausral-Asia Cup of 1993–94 in Sharjah

Sharjah (city)

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 and then four in the 1996 Cricket World Cup

1996 Cricket World Cup

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. His brother Athar Laeeq and his uncle Saeed Azad

Saeed Azad

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were successful cricketer in domestic Pakistani cricket.