Imtiaz Abbasi is a former cricket

Cricket

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er who played internationally for the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates cricket team

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. As a wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

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, Imtiaz Abbasi made his mark in his first class

First-class cricket

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 debut for Karachi against Quetta in the 1988 Patron's Trophy where he held seven catches, a record for domestic Pakistani cricket

Pakistani cricket team

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. However, he did not play another first-class game, and later emigrated to the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates cricket team

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, for whom he first played representative cricket in the 1994 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

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, where he was declared best wicket-keeper of the competition after claiming 22 dismissals in nine matches. He also kept wickets for the UAE in the 1996 World Cup

1996 Cricket World Cup

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, where he played in 6 One Day Internationals.