Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1987)

Pakistani cricketer

For other cricketers with the same name, see Imran Khan (disambiguation).

Imran Khan

Personal information

Full name|

Mohammad Imran Khan

Born|  (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 37)
Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium-fast
Role| Bowler
International information
National side|

* Pakistan (2014–2019)

Test debut (cap 218)| 20 October 2014 v Australia
Last Test| 21 November 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2019–present| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2021–present| Multan Sultans
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 10 | 113 | 74 | 77
Runs scored | 16 | 709 | 181 | 16
Batting average | 2.28 | 6.62 | 6.96 | 4.00
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0
Top score | 6 | 32 | 18* | 11
Balls bowled | 1,636 | 16,729 | 3,439 | 1,633
Wickets | 29 | 382 | 92 | 85
Bowling average | 31.62 | 25.27 | 34.27 | 25.14
5 wickets in innings | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 5/58 | 9/69 | 6/48 | 4/20
Catches/stumpings | 0/– | 11/– | 16/– | 10/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 March 2022

Mohammad Imran Khan (Pashto: عمران خان; born 15 July 1987) is a Pakistani cricketer, born in Maidan valley of Lower Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.[1] Imran has played domestically for Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Water and Power Development Authority, the National Bank of Pakistan, Zarai Taraqiati Bank, and the Peshawar Panthers.[2]

## Career

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Imran and the Panthers side won the 2014–15 edition of the Haier T20 Cup, and another member of the tournament-winning team was Imran Khan (born 1988). For this reason, Imran Khan (born 1987), the subject of this article, is often recorded as "Mohammad Imran Khan" or "Imran Khan, Sr." on scorecards, while Imran Khan (born 1988) is often recorded as "Imran Khan (Swat)" or "Imran Khan, Jr.".[3]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with six dismissals in three matches.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8]

In October 2019, he was recalled to Pakistan's Test squad, for the series against Australia, where he took a single wicket in the game he played.[9] Khan last played Test cricket in January 2017.[10] In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka.[11]

In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13] However, on 23 June 2020, Khan was one of seven players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19.[14] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[15][16]

In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[17][18] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, with sixteen dismissals.[19]

## References

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1. ^ "Australia tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22–26, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. ^ Imran Khan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
3. ^ See, for instance, this scorecard, or this article.
4. ^ "Pakistan Cup, 2017 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
5. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
6. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
7. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
8. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
9. ^ "Scorecard of game on australia tour 2019". ESPN Cricinfo.
10. ^ "Fresh faces in Pakistan squads in post-Sarfaraz Ahmed overhaul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
11. ^ "Fawad Alam returns to Pakistan's Test squad for Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
12. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
13. ^ "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
14. ^ "Seven more Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
15. ^ "Pakistan shortlist players for England Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
16. ^ "Wahab Riaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed in 20-man Pakistan squad for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
17. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
18. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
19. ^ "Iftikhar Ahmed's all-round heroics see Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to successful National T20 title defence". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

## External links

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* Imran Khan at ESPNcricinfo