Rizwan Ahmed Cheema is a cricketer

Cricketer

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 who represents the Canadian national team.

Cheema made his international debut at the age of 30 in the Scotiabank ODI series in King City

King City, Ontario

King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. It is the largest community in King Township, with 1,629 dwellings and a population of 4,902.-History:...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 in August 2008. In just his second appearance, he hit 89 off 61 deliveries against the West Indies, and he followed that up with 61 off 45 balls against the same opposition two days later. Following those performances, he was also selected for the international Twenty20

Twenty20 International

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 series in King City in October 2008, scoring 68 off 43 balls against Sri Lanka in his third game. Cheema also play for Popeyes Cricket Club in Toronto, It is one of the best clubs in Toronto. Popeyes Cricket Club also have players from he national side like Saad Bin Zafar

Saad Bin Zafar

Saad Bin Zafar is a Canadian cricket player. He migrated to Canada when he was a teenager.- Early career :In 2004 he took 5 wickets against Northern cricket club by 10 overs, 1 maiden and 4.4 econ...

, Khurram Chohan

Khurram Chohan

Khurram Chohan is a Canadian cricketer of Pakistani descent who represents the Canada national cricket team. Chohan has had a career in Pakistan's domestic cricket league before he emigrated to Canada...

, and Hiral Patel. He has also made the shortlist for the 2010 IPL contract auction, he is one of 51 people to do so from an original list of 97.

Career Best Performances

as of 7 September 2010

Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
ODI	94	Canada v Netherlands	Amstelveen VRA Cricket Ground VRA Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. During the 1999 Cricket World Cup, it hosted a match between Kenya and South Africa...	2009	3-31	Canada v West Indies	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008
T20I Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...	68	Canada v Sri Lanka	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008	2-19	Canada v Zimbabwe	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008
FC First-class cricket First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...	46*	Canada v Zimbabwe XI	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2010	3-39	Canada v Scotland	Aberdeen Mannofield Park Mannofield Park is a cricket ground Mannofield district of Aberdeen, Scotland. The cricket ground is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team and Aberdeenshire Cricket Club. It is also known as Citylets Mannofield for international fixtures....	2009
LA	94	Canada v Netherlands	Amstelveen VRA Cricket Ground VRA Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. During the 1999 Cricket World Cup, it hosted a match between Kenya and South Africa...	2009	3-31	Canada v West Indies	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008
T20	68	Canada v Sri Lanka	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008	3-19	Canada v Zimbabwe	Ontario Maple Leaf Cricket Club The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...	2008

2011 ICC World Cup
Rizwan Cheema hit a fluent 93 from 70 balls from No. 7 at Fatullah in a warm cup game against England.

External links

• Cricinfo page on Rizwan Cheema