• Mohammed Tauqir: Controversially brought back to captain the side, having been absent from the team for some years. The relationships manager for a bank now serves as one of the selectors for the national team. Getty Images
    Mohammed Tauqir: Controversially brought back to captain the side, having been absent from the team for some years. The relationships manager for a bank now serves as one of the selectors for the national team. Getty Images
  • Khurram Khan: As with Tauqir, Khurram is now part of the selection panel for the UAE team – when his job with Emirates airline permits - having ended arguably the greatest of all UAE international careers less than three months after the 2015 World Cup. Satish Kumar / The National
    Khurram Khan: As with Tauqir, Khurram is now part of the selection panel for the UAE team – when his job with Emirates airline permits - having ended arguably the greatest of all UAE international careers less than three months after the 2015 World Cup. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Fahad Al Hashmi: The former policeman snapped cruciate ligaments at the World Cup while fielding a ball off AB de Villiers in New Zealand. He battled back to represent UAE at the indoor cricket version of the World Cup, in Dubai in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Fahad Al Hashmi: The former policeman snapped cruciate ligaments at the World Cup while fielding a ball off AB de Villiers in New Zealand. He battled back to represent UAE at the indoor cricket version of the World Cup, in Dubai in 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Amjad Ali: The classy left-handed batsman recently left for Lahore after more than 16 years as a resident in Dubai, having lost his job with United Bank Limited. He is back here playing Ramadan cricket as a tourist, and hopes to return to live permanently. Pawan Singh / The National
    Amjad Ali: The classy left-handed batsman recently left for Lahore after more than 16 years as a resident in Dubai, having lost his job with United Bank Limited. He is back here playing Ramadan cricket as a tourist, and hopes to return to live permanently. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Shaiman Anwar: Shaiman’s liking for the big stage manifested itself when he became the first UAE player to score a World Cup century, against Ireland in Brisbane. He remains a centrally contracted member of the national team. Satish Kumar for The National
    Shaiman Anwar: Shaiman’s liking for the big stage manifested itself when he became the first UAE player to score a World Cup century, against Ireland in Brisbane. He remains a centrally contracted member of the national team. Satish Kumar for The National
  • Nasir Aziz: The off-spinner is still just 32, but has not played for the national team since a home series against Hong Kong in November 2015. He remains a regular wicket-taker in domestic cricket, where he plays for Defenders CC. Pawan Singh / The National
    Nasir Aziz: The off-spinner is still just 32, but has not played for the national team since a home series against Hong Kong in November 2015. He remains a regular wicket-taker in domestic cricket, where he plays for Defenders CC. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Andri Berenger: The Dubai-born opener played at an Under 19 World Cup for Sri Lanka, where he went to school from the age of 14, but represented UAE at the real thing in 2015. He left again not long after, has played in Sri Lanka, Australia and Qatar since. Pawan Singh / The National
    Andri Berenger: The Dubai-born opener played at an Under 19 World Cup for Sri Lanka, where he went to school from the age of 14, but represented UAE at the real thing in 2015. He left again not long after, has played in Sri Lanka, Australia and Qatar since. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Krishnachandran Karate: The Keralite all-rounder is still in Dubai, working in customer services for Dnata, the airport services arm of Emirates. He plays for Fly Emirates in domestic cricket, and, now aged 34, craves a return to the national team. Pawan Singh / The National
    Krishnachandran Karate: The Keralite all-rounder is still in Dubai, working in customer services for Dnata, the airport services arm of Emirates. He plays for Fly Emirates in domestic cricket, and, now aged 34, craves a return to the national team. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Manjula Guruge: The left-arm swing bowler left UAE to return to his native Sri Lanka in November 2016. He subsequently played two seasons of grade cricket in South Australia, in 2017 and 2018, and is looking to return there again. AFP
    Manjula Guruge: The left-arm swing bowler left UAE to return to his native Sri Lanka in November 2016. He subsequently played two seasons of grade cricket in South Australia, in 2017 and 2018, and is looking to return there again. AFP
  • Saqlain Haider: Made a first-class century for UAE in 2017, but has barely been seen in national team colours since. The wicketkeeper lost his banking job last year, and he continues to covet an Emirates Cricket Board central contract. Christopher Pike / The National
    Saqlain Haider: Made a first-class century for UAE in 2017, but has barely been seen in national team colours since. The wicketkeeper lost his banking job last year, and he continues to covet an Emirates Cricket Board central contract. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Amjad Javed: One of the greats of UAE cricket officially retired at the end of last year, aged 38. The Dubai-born fast bowler works as a cargo loadmaster for Emirates airline, a job he maintained throughout his playing career. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Amjad Javed: One of the greats of UAE cricket officially retired at the end of last year, aged 38. The Dubai-born fast bowler works as a cargo loadmaster for Emirates airline, a job he maintained throughout his playing career. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Rohan Mustafa: A one-handed catch to get India’s Shikhar Dhawan in Perth was the bright spot of an otherwise forgettable World Cup. Since then he has represented the team with great distinction, and captained the team until the end of last year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Rohan Mustafa: A one-handed catch to get India’s Shikhar Dhawan in Perth was the bright spot of an otherwise forgettable World Cup. Since then he has represented the team with great distinction, and captained the team until the end of last year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Mohammed Naveed: Took up the UAE captaincy this year after Mustafa’s broadly-successful spell in charge was ended by a code of conduct breach. Former tape-ball cricketer Naveed remains the country’s premier fast bowler. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Mohammed Naveed: Took up the UAE captaincy this year after Mustafa’s broadly-successful spell in charge was ended by a code of conduct breach. Former tape-ball cricketer Naveed remains the country’s premier fast bowler. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Swapnil Patil: Back in 2015, the India-born wicketkeeper was a mainstay of the side. He was due to be handed one of the first UAE central contracts, but was then ruled ineligible for selection on residency grounds. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Swapnil Patil: Back in 2015, the India-born wicketkeeper was a mainstay of the side. He was due to be handed one of the first UAE central contracts, but was then ruled ineligible for selection on residency grounds. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Kamran Shahzad: UAE had high hopes for the powerfully-built fast-bowler, but he only played one game at the World Cup because of a chronic knee injury. He is now back living in his native Pakistan. Pawan Singh / The National
    Kamran Shahzad: UAE had high hopes for the powerfully-built fast-bowler, but he only played one game at the World Cup because of a chronic knee injury. He is now back living in his native Pakistan. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Coach: Aaqib Javed: UAE played at three world tournaments on Aaqib’s watch – in 50-over cricket, Twenty20, and Under 19. He left after overseeing qualification for the 2016 Asia Cup, and is now in charge of Pakistan Super League franchise Lahore Qalandars. AFP
    Coach: Aaqib Javed: UAE played at three world tournaments on Aaqib’s watch – in 50-over cricket, Twenty20, and Under 19. He left after overseeing qualification for the 2016 Asia Cup, and is now in charge of Pakistan Super League franchise Lahore Qalandars. AFP

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Where are they now? Khurram Khan and the UAE squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup

Rohan Mustafa and Mohammed Naveed also part of the 15-man squad that represented the EMirates at the last Cricket World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand

Paul Radley
Paul Radley
Dubai

May 23, 2019

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The 2015 World Cup was the second the UAE had qualified for. Many of those involved have moved on since, with just three players from that 15-man squad still involved with the national team.

Here we take a look at what each member of the squad that travelled to Australia and New Zealand are up to now.

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