Ali Khan (Cricketer) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ali Khan

• Ali Khan is a Pakistan-origin American cricketer who rose to prominence due to his distinctive performances in home leagues the world over. He possesses tempo and uncooked power and might constantly bowl above the 140kph mark.

• During his childhood in Pakistan, Ali Khan used to play cricket along with his elder brother at dwelling. When there could be nobody to play with, Khan used to bowl towards the wall. As a child, he solely needed to bowl quick.

• While he was in his early adolescence, in the future his elder brother took him to play a tape-ball cricket match. In that match, he took six wickets taking part in towards boys older than him. It was then that he realised his potential as a fast-bowler. Like virtually each different Pakistani cricketer, Ali Khan grew up taking part in tape-ball cricket in Pakistan.

• In 2010, Ali Khan was 19 years outdated when he alongside along with his family moved to the USA. Back then, he had given up the thought of pursuing cricket as a profession as he by no means thought there could be cricket in America. But future had different concepts within the retailer for him. One day, his uncle took him alongside to play in an area membership match in Dayton, Ohio, the place Ali’s sheer tempo and accuracy left everybody awestruck. That recreation made Ali re-emerge as a cricketer.

• Ali performed within the native membership matches in his first few years within the USA whereas concurrently working at a mobile firm.

• He bought a giant break in September 2015 after he was named within the ICC Americas 15-member squad (a mixed group from the assorted nations in America) to play within the NAGICO Regional Super50 match in West Indies. Eventually, in January 2016, he made his List A debut taking part in for “ICC Americas” group towards Jamaica. He was the one member in his squad who had earlier not represented his nationwide group.

• Impressed by his strong performances with the ball, Guyana Amazon Warriors signed him to play within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2016. He dismissed Kumar Sangakkara on the very first ball that he bowled on his CPL debut.

• Ali Khan’s lean physique has at occasions discovered it troublesome to deal with the pressure of quick bowling, sickness and accidents have troubled him a number of occasions. In 2017, his CPL 2017 contract with the Guyana Amazon Warriors was terminated due to a hamstring harm. He was appeared upon by the franchises as an injury-prone quick bowler.

• With doubts raised about his health, Ali made a robust comeback in 2018 when he took half within the 2018 US Open T20 match in Florida. Dwayne Bravo who was taking part in in the identical group was impressed along with his bowling capacity and instructed his title to the Winnipeg Hawks for the 2018 Global T20 Canada. The similar yr he additionally made a comeback in CPL after he was signed by Shahrukh Khan‘s group, Trinbago Knight Riders.
  

  Ali Khan with Shah Rukh Khan at a TKR group feast

• Thereafter, he performed in quite a few cricket leagues world wide, together with Pakistan Super League (PSL), Bangladesh Super League (BSL) and Global T20 Canada League. He proved himself wherever he performed.

• Throughout his journey from taking part in tape-ball cricket in Pakistan to troubling worldwide stage cricketers, Ali Khan continued to weave his magic on large phases. In 2019, he bowled a double-wicket maiden over in a ten overs match.

• After amassing huge expertise in franchise cricket, he made his ODI debut for the USA on 27 April 2019 within the ICC Cricket League Division 2. This was a vital match for the USA Cricket Team, a win would verify USA’s ODI standing. Ali Khan produced an awesome spell of 5/46 and helped his group to victory.
  

  Ali Khan celebrating along with his teammates after his group secured the ODI standing

• Khan dreamt of taking part in within the Indian Premier League in the future. He had earlier registered his title within the 2019 and 2020 editions of the IPL public sale; nevertheless, he was not picked by any franchise. Eventually, in September 2020, his dream of taking part in within the IPL became actuality when KKR signed him as a substitute for England fast-bowler, Harry Gurney, who opted out of IPL 2020 owing to a shoulder harm.

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