Usman Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed top-order batsman. He was born on 10 May 1995. His current age is 28 years. He belongs to Farooqabad. Farooqabad is a village in the Sheikhupura District. He played cricket in the Sialkot region in the beginning. He represented Brampton Wolves, Chattogram Challengers, Delhi Bulls, Gulf Giants, Karachi Whites, Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans.
Usman Khan Statistics:
| Batting in Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Highest Score | Batting Average | Hundreds | Fifties |
| First Class Career | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 |
| List A Career | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| T20 Career | 36 | 1207 | 120 | 38.93 | 4 | 4 |
Usman Khan Early Life:
Usman Khan wanted to play for Pakistan. Therefore, he moved to Karachi in 2012 to get better cricketing opportunities. He joined the Pakistan Cricket Club. In this club, he played under the captaincy of former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. He performed well as an opening batsman and wicket-keeper. He also performed in Ramzan cricket tournaments. He also played in the Moin Khan Academy tournament. Usman Khan was awarded the Player of the Tournament Award in this tournament. In this way, he was selected in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) by Nadeem Omar for Quetta Gladiators.
Usman Khan Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Usman Khan played his debut first-class match for Karachi Whites in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The match was played on 9 October 2017. He played this match against Khan Research Laboratories. The match was also played in Karachi. He opened the innings with Khurram Manzoor in this match. Usman did not score any run in the first inning of this match, he got out on 0 on the first ball he played. In the second inning he scored 8 runs. Usman did not lose hope. He learnt from experience. Pakistani fast bowler Muhammad Sami was also playing with him in his debut match. Usman’s team lost this match by 130 runs.
List A Career:
Usman played his debut List A match for Agrani Bank Cricket Club. The match was against Prime Bank Cricket Club. Several Bangladeshi players were representing the Prime Bank Cricket Club team. This was a match of Dhaka Premier Division League. The match was played in Mirpur on 16 April 2023. Usman played an inning of 53 runs off 91 balls. He hit 7 fours and 1 six in this inning. This innings announced to the world that a star of limited cricket has been born.
T20 Career:
Usman Khan played his debut Twenty20 match in Karachi. The match was held on 3 March 2021. It was the 14 th match of Pakistan Super League. He was playing for Quetta Gladiators in Karachi. It was the match of 2021 Pakistan Super League.
League Career:
Usman was selected by the Chattogram Challengers. He was picked to play for them in the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League in November 2022. Then, in January 2023 he played a brilliant knock and scored his first century in T20 cricket. He scored 103 runs off just 58 balls. He was playing against the Khulna Tigers. His performances helped his team to win the first tournament. They won the final by 9 wickets. Usman Khan did not stop; he created a record in PSL on 11 March 2023. He scored a century off just 36 deliveries in the Pakistan Super League 2023. It is the fastest by a batter in PSL history. In addition, he scored 430 runs in just 7 matches for Multan Sultans. He scored another century in PSL 2024. He was the second highest scorer of this tournament. He was playing in the Multan Sultans along with the players like Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Ali. He scored 407 runs in 7 matches. His strike rate was almost 165. He bats with an average of 107.5 in PSL 2024.
UAE Nationality and Usman Khan:
Usman Khan moved to Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020. He got a job in the purchasing department of a gas distribution company. He changed his job in 2022 and started working as a security guard and storekeeper. Throughout this process of work commitments he continued to play domestic cricket in the UAE. He was disheartened from Pakistan in 2023 as he was not picked after scoring the fastest century in PSL 2023. He made a goal that he will represent the UAE cricket team and play against Pakistan. In this way, he was picked in the PSL 2024 as a UAE cricketer. After his performance in PSL 2024. He decided to play for Pakistan. In this way, UAE banned him for some years and disallowed him to play any cricket which is linked to UAE. As UAE thinks he has used their nationality.
FAQs:
Who is Usman Khan?
Usman Khan is a Pakistani-born UAE cricketer. He is a right-handed top-order batsman.
Why did Usman Khan change his nationality?
He changed his nationality because he did not get enough chances to play for Pakistan.
When was Usman Khan born?
He was born on 10 May 1995. He is currently 28 years old in 2024.
Where was Usman Khan born?
He belongs to Farooqabad. Farooqabad is a village in the Sheikhupura District.
What is the name of the Usman Khan team in PSL?
Usman Khan played his first season in PSL for Quetta Gladiators. Then, he served Multan Sultans in PSL 2023 and 2024.
Conclusion:
Usman Khan is a T20 specialist. He showed his power-hitting potential wherever he got the chance to play in the world. He does not only focus on playing technically correct shots. He can play different shots that a normal batsman cannot play. In this way, he disturbs the line and length of the bowler. He is a destructive batsman who has scored centuries in twenty-over matches. He is a match-winner on his day. We hope he will further improve himself in the coming days.