Sultan Zarawani

Sultan Mohammed Zarawani (; born 24 January 1961) is a former Emirati cricketer. He played seven one-day internationals. After the 1996 Cricket World Cup, he was banned for life when he criticised the officials of the Emirates Cricket Board. He learnt the basics of the sport while studying at his school in Pakistan. International career In the early 1990s, when the Emirates Cricket Board adopted a policy of recruiting expatriate cricketers from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka for the national side, Zarawani, the sole native Emirati in the team, was appointed as captain. Under his leadership, the UAE won the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya which earned them qualification for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He also captained the UAE in their first-ever One Day International match which was played against India. Although his team was defeated, Zarawani did manage to capture one wicket – that of Sachin Tendulkar. He is best known for facing South African fast bowler Allan Donald without a helmet at the 1996 Cricket World Cup and being hit by a fierce bouncer. Sultan had only wore a sunhat on his head. He came to bat when UAE was reeling at 68/6 in a huge run chase of 322.