Favourite Cricket Team
India
Favourite Cricket Ground
Eden Gardens
Favourite Cricket Player
MS Dhoni
Umaima Saeed is a professional sports writer whose articles have been featured in several leading websites. She writes long-form content on sports, particularly cricket. She has a penchant for telling human-interest stories. Umaima has contributed articles on cricket to more than a dozen publications, both in print and online.
Latest Articles by Umaima Saeed
Cricket
Most No-Balls by a bowler in T20 cricket
While these statistics highlight the prevalence of no-balls in T20 cricket, it's essential to view them in context. Each bowler mentioned has showcased moments of brilliance and match-winning performances throughout their careers.
Umaima Saeed
2024-06-06
Cricket
A List of T20 World Cup Winners and Their Captains
The West Indies and England are the two most successful teams in the T20 World Cup, having won two titles each. India won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.
Umaima Saeed
2024-06-12
Cricket
Highest individual score in T20 World Cup
The record for the highest individual score in T20 World Cup is held by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum.
Umaima Saeed
2024-06-11
Cricket
Fastest 50 in T20 World Cup
Ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, we look back at the fastest 50s scored in the tournament's history. Two Indian batsmen are a part of this list.
Umaima Saeed
2024-05-31
Cricket
Most sixes in T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli are the three Indians in the list of top 10 batsmen with most sixes in T20 World Cup.
Umaima Saeed
2024-05-30
Cricket
Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in IPL history
The list of IPL’s best wicketkeepers is spearheaded by MS Dhoni, and largely dominated by Indian keepers.
Umaima Saeed
2024-05-29
Umaima Saeed
She has written human-interest stories about people in the cricket world and also writes general pieces like match previews and longer features. Umaima has also written about fantasy cricket. Her work has been featured in various publications, including The Quint, Scroll, Mid-Day, Cricket.com, and Times Now among others.
Umaima Saeed, originally from Kolkata, India, is a sports writer who mostly writes on the game of cricket. In her capacity as a writer for Sportsboom, Umaima undertakes the responsibility of crafting insightful narratives pertaining to diverse cricketing events and delving into the historical aspects of the game.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Arts from the University of Calcutta. After working briefly as a content writer following her graduation, Umaima shifted her focus to sports writing.
In addition to her written work, Umaima has also created content for videos. Apart from cricket, she has sporadically also written on the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. With her diverse contributions, she strives to make a mark in the field of sports journalism.