Imran Khan (born 14 July 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer who made his Twenty20 debut for the Peshawar Panthers during the 2014–15 season of the Haier T20 Cup. He is a left-arm fast bowler, known for "bamboozl[ing] opposing batsmen" through his "repertoire of slower balls".[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe on 27 September 2015.[2]
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| Born | 14 July 1988 Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 64) | 24 September 2015 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 November 2015 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Peshawar Panthers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lahore Qalandars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hailing from Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran played district cricket for Swat in the Peshawar division of the country-wide Inter-District Senior Tournament.[3] Having been selected in the Peshawar Panthers' squad for the 2014–15 Haier T20 Cup, he went on to play seven matches in eight days at the tournament, held in September 2014.[4] Imran finished with twelve wickets from six matches at the tournament, the most of any player. His wickets were taken at a bowling average of 12.91 and a strike rate of 10.91 balls per wicket,[5] and he was accordingly named "best bowler" at the end of the tournament.[6] On debut against the Lahore Eagles, Imran took 4/25 from four overs, for which he was named man of the match.[7] Other notable performances included 2/7 from 1.5 overs against the AJK Jaguars,[8] 2/27 against the Faisalabad Wolves,[9] and 2/26 against the Lahore Lions.[10]
Another member of the Panthers tournament-winning team was Mohammad Imran Khan (born 1987), who is also commonly known as Imran Khan, and who later played Test cricket for the Pakistani national side. For this reason, Imran Khan (born 1987) is often recorded as "Mohammad Imran Khan" or "Imran Khan, Sr." on scorecards, while Imran Khan (born 1988), the subject of this article, is often recorded as "Imran Khan (Swat)" or "Imran Khan, Jr.".[11]
He was the leading wicket-taker for Peshawar in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with eleven dismissals in seven matches.[12]
References
edit- ^ Emmad Hameed (29 September 2014). "National Twenty20 — ‘all in a rush’" – The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 27, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Imran Khan (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Twenty20 matches played by Imran Khan (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Bowling in Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (ordered by wickets) - CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ (28 September 2014). "Peshawar Panthers win national Twenty20 championship" – Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Lahore Eagles v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Azad Jammu and Kashmir Jaguars v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Lahore Lions v Peshawar Panthers, Bank Albaraka Presents Haier T20 Cup 2014/15 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ See, for instance, this scorecard, or this article.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Peshawar: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.