Waseem Muhammad

Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is also the current captain of the T20I side of the UAE and the highest ranked batter of the nation in ICC T20 Ranking.

Personal life Waseem was born in Pakistan, growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His nickname is Babba. He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirement. In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League. In September 2023, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

In November 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series. In February 2022, he was also named in the UAE's ODI squad for their series against Oman. He made his ODI debut on 5 February 2022 against Oman.

Waseem was appointed captain of the UAE in March 2023, replacing CP Rizwan for the final match of the 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. His first full series was the Nepal Tri-Nation Series which was UAE's final series of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. Waseem scored his maiden ODI century against Papua New Guinea in the Nepal series, scoring 119 from 76 balls including twelve sixes. His century came from 61 balls and set a new UAE record for the fastest ODI century, but was surpassed the following day by Asif Khan's 41-ball century.

In January 2026, Waseem was named as the captain of UAE's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.