Adeeb Usmani

Adeeb Usmani (born 7 September 1997) is an Indian-born Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team as a right-handed wicket-keeper batter

Early life Usmani was born on 7 September 1997 in Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. He began playing cricket in his early teenage in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

He participated in age-group cricket competitions in an attempt to progress through India's age-group cricket system, alongside players like Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Yashaswi Jaiswal, as well as his friend Sarfaraz Khan.

Domestic career Usmani was part of the Mumbai Under-23 team during the 2019 One-day tournament. He also represented SoBo Supersonics in the 2018 edition of the T20 Mumbai league.

In 2021, Usmani moved to Oman in search of greater opportunities after receiving an invitation from a player in the Oman national team.

During his time in Oman, Usmani caught the attention of Dubai-based commentator Mudassir Ali, who invited him to move to the United Arab Emirates. Usmani moved to the UAE in 2024 and began playing in domestic competitions.

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Nepal on 25 April 2026, scoring two fifties in the four matches that he played during the series, finishing as the fourth highest run-scorer with 151 runs. In his fifth ODI appearance for the UAE, Usmani scored his maiden international century against Scotland, finishing with 116 runs from 126 deliveries.