Azam Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Moin Khan. He was born on August 10, 1998. He is currently 26 years old. He is also a wicket keeper batsman like his father. He represented Barbados Royals, Desert Vipers, Dhaka Daminators, Galle Gladiators, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Islamabad United, Khulna Tigers, Mississauga Panthers, Pakistan Television, Quetta Gladiators and Pakistan.
Azam Khan Statistics:
| Performance in Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Highest Score | Average | Fifties | Hundreds |
| T20I Career | 11 | 77 | 30* | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class Career | 16 | 739 | 103 | 28.42 | 4 | 1 |
| List A Career | 30 | 590 | 83 | 29.50 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 Career | 163 | 3231 | 109* | 25.24 | 16 | 1 |
Azam Khan Early Career:
Azam Khan started his career from a local team in Pakistan named as Omar Associates. Omer Nadeem was the owner of Omar Associates. Therefore, Omar gave a chance to Azam Khan in his team named Quetta Gladiators. Quetta Gladiators is a franchise of PSL. Moin Khan Azam Khan’s father was a coach of Quetta Gladiators. This was the reason Azam Khan faced a lot of Criticism in his early career. During the time when Azam Khan was under criticism Quetta Gladiators owner Omar Nadeem gave the statement “I want to give Azam Khan chance in my team because I want to show to the world how much talented this boy is”
Azam Khan Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Azam Khan played his debut First class match for Sindh. He scored 38 runs in this match against Balochistan in the first innings. He scored 12 runs in the second innings. It was the match of the Quaid e Azam trophy 2020. The match was held in Karachi. Azam Khan also represented Southern Punjab in the Quaid e Azam Trophy 2022. The only thing Azam needed to improve his skills was playing as much longer format cricket as he can. By playing more matches of this format he will see improvement in his skills. His batting and wicket keeping will improve.
List A Career:
Azam Khan represented Pakistan Television in this format. He played this match against Multan. The match was held in Multan. It was the match of Quaid e Azam One Day Cup 2018. Azam Khan learnt a lot from his experience because he played along with players like Abdul Razzaq. He also represented Karachi Whites. He played alongside Saim Ayub, Omair Yousuf, Danish Aziz and Ghulam Mudassar. He is used by his team as a power hitter in limited overs cricket. He is probably the best hitter in Pakistan Domestic cricket as his power hitting ability is matchless.
T20 Career:
Azam Khan started his career by making his debut for Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2019. PSL 2019 was held in the U.A.E. Azam Khan played only 1 match in this PSL. But in the next PSL he played a brilliant knock in the first match of the tournament against the same team Islamabad United. He played an innings of 59 off 33 balls. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. He smashed the experienced bowlers of Islamabad United. After that innings he did not stop; he kept on improving his game. Now, he is a T20 specialist and plays leagues all over the world.
Azam Khan International Career:
T20I Career:
Azam Khan played his debut match against England at Nottingham. It was a very difficult pitch. The ball was spinning a lot. Therefore, Azam Khan did not create an impact on his debut. In the initial matches of his career he faced difficulties as he played in difficult conditions like Newzealand which was a challenge for a new player at international stage. But he started making his mark after the series he played against Ireland in Ireland. He hit some huge sixes in this series and finished some matches that gave him confidence.
FAQs:
Who is Azam Khan?
Azam Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper batsman.
What is the strength of Azam Khan?
Azam Khan’s strength is scoring runs quickly by hitting huge sixes. He bats in the middle and lower middle order.
What is the speciality of Azam Khan?
Azam Khan is a league specialist. He plays leagues all around the world.
What is the name of Azam Khan’s PSL team?
Azam Khan played for Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2019,2020 and 2021. He also represented Islamabad United in PSL 2023 and 2024.
Who is the son of Moin Khan?
Azam Khan is the son of Moin Khan. Azam Khan also played under the coaching of Moin Khan in PSL 2019, 2020 and 2021 while representing Quetta Gladiators.
Conclusion:
Azam Khan is one of the best power hitters in Pakistan. He played league cricket all around the world. He is a T20 specialist. He can serve Pakistan for a long time. He can score quick runs by facing very few balls. We hope he will help Pakistan in winning trophies in the coming days.