Shariq made his first appearance for NIMS Rising Stars in the National School League on Satuday, and despite finishing on the losing team, he made a solid contribution in the field.

Shariq is an all-rounder and also a member of the under-15 school team.

Position: All-rounder

Favourite player: M.S. Dhoni

Favourite subject: Science 

Favourite food: Chicken 

What he likes to do outside cricket? Watch Basketball  

Player to watch out for on the NIMS Rising Stars' team: Shah Fahad  

What's your goal as a player? To be the difference and make my school win as many games as they can. 

What advice would you give to other young cricketers? Keep training hard

What is it going to take for NIMS Rising Stars to win the NSL? We need more co-operation between the players and we need to improve our batting and bowling.

Our confidence is there. We just need to keep up our practice.