Usman Khan is a Pakistani cricket player who recently made it into Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, find out more about him below along with his age and height
Khan had an impressive outing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 after scoring 430 runs in seven matches.
Who is Pakistani cricketer Usman Khan, biography, age, height, country and stats
USMAN TUJHE SALAM!🫡 – Usman Khan sacrificed his settled career and heavy amount contracts in UAE for Pakistan. He proved his hunger and priority is only Pakistan. PCB should make sure they do not betray Usman and give him ample chance to settle his career in Pakistan. #ICC pic.twitter.com/56uYtceyUr
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) April 5, 2024
The upcoming T20I five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand will take place from April 18 to 27.
PCB includes Usman Khan in national squad
Ahead of their upcoming T20I five-match series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced their squad. The right-handed batter just recently made the formal switched from the UAE to Pakistan earlier this month. Wahab Riaz, who is the newly appointed senior team manager backed Usman’s selection stating:
Usman has been scoring runs for the last two-three years so he deserved selection and if there are any other issues Pakistan Cricket Board will be dealing with them.”
Usman Khan bio
Usman Khan is a Pakistani professional cricket player who was born on May 10, 1995 in Karachi, Pakistan. He primarily plays as a right-handed batter and spent a major part of his life living and playing in the UAE. Usman played in the United Arab Emirates with the initial intention of representing the Gulf country right before making the transition to play for Pakistan earlier this month.
Age and height
Usman Khan is currently 28-years-old and stands a height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Career and stats
Usman has so far played in four different leagues across the globe. He has played two First-Class (FC) matches where he managed to score 39 runs. Khan has only played one match in List A cricket where he smashed 53 runs. Meanwhile, in T20s, Khan has managed to score 1207 runs from 36 matches.
Given below are his stats from his time across the four different leagues he has played so far:
| Competition | Runs | Matches |
| Bangladesh Premier League | 296 runs | 11 matches |
| Abu Dhabi League | 168 runs | 12 matches |
| PSL | 747 runs | 17 games |
| The Hundred tournament | 161 runs | 4 games |
Notably, he was the second-highest run scorer in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024. The 28-year-old scored an impressive 430 runs in seven matches including two centuries.
Reason behind UAE banning Usman Khan
Just earlier this month, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) banned the 28-year-old cricketer for five years. The reason behind the banning was that Usman joined the Pakistan training camp to play for them despite previously stating his loyalty for the UAE. The ECB reported that Usman was “found to have breached his obligations owed to Emirates Cricket Board.”
The ECB further added:
“After a detailed investigation, Usman was found to have misrepresented to ECB about his decision to play for the UAE team and has used the opportunities and development provided by the ECB to him to seek out other prospects.”
Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I Pakistan national squad
Given below is Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming competition:
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohmmad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, and Zaman Khan.