Chundangapoyil Puthiyapurayil Rizwan (19 April 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] He has played for the UAE national cricket team since 2019 and was appointed Twenty20 International captain in 2022.
International career
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Nepal on 26 January 2019.[2] In January 2019, he was named in the UAE Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Nepal.[3] He made his T20I debut against Nepal on 31 January 2019.[4]
In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[5] The following month, in the UAE's first fixture against Ireland, Rizwan scored his first century in an ODI match.[6][7]
In August 2022, Rizwan was appointed to succeeded Ahmed Raza as the UAE's Twenty20 International captain, with his first major tournament being the 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman.[8]
Personal life
Rizwan was born in Tellicherry, Kerala, India.[1] His father moved to the UAE in the 1980s, and when he was two years old the family moved to Sharjah, where his younger sisters were born. Rizwan later returned to India to study engineering in Kochi,[9] playing cricket for Kerala at the under-19 and under-23 levels. He moved back to the UAE in 2014 to work, as an electrical engineer with Bukhatir Group.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Chundangapoyil Rizwan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "2nd ODI, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 26 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE in upcoming 'ANIB Challenge Series 2019' T20i matches against Nepal". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Stirling 131* in vain as Usman, Rizwan centuries take UAE past Ireland in 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "CP Rizwan and Mohammed Usman hit centuries as UAE seal stunning win over Ireland". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "ECB announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2022". Emirates Cricket Board. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Radley, Paul (19 April 2020). "CP Rizwan keeps his eye in with throw-downs from wife as he aims to cement place in UAE team after lockdown". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "'First I called my wife, then my mother' - Jubilation in Sharjah and Kerala as CP Rizwan steers UAE to famous win". The National. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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