Career
He captained them to the Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Two title in 2007. Born in Multan, Saqib emigrated from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates in 1997, finding employment with Nursing and Midwifery Council Health. In Pakistan, he had played two Tests and one ODI for the national under-19 team, as well as a single List A match for Rawalpindi A in November 1994 (aged 16).
A right-handed middle order batsman, he made his national debut at the 2006 EurAsia Cricket Series, and scored his maiden first-class hundred the following year, against Scotland at Sharjah.
He was appointed captain in a match against Bermuda in 2007 and made 142 in his second innings after a duck in the first. His highest score was made in 2008 when he struck 195 out of his team"s total of 306 as the United Arab Emirates went down to Ireland.
Saqib retired from international cricket in August 2015, owing to a series of injuries.