Usman Qadir

Usman Qadir (Urdu: عثمان قادر; born 10 August 1993) is a Pakistani International cricketer. He was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2020.

Usman Qadir
Personal information
Born (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Relations
  • Abdul Qadir (father)
  • Sulaman Qadir (brother)
  • Sobia Khan (wife)
    ​
    (m. 2018)​
  • Umar Akmal (brother-in-law)
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 230)7 April 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 88)7 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I25 September 2022 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.
2012Lahore Eagles
2013/14National Bank of Pakistan
2017Lahore Qalandars
2018/19Western Australia (squad no. 7)
2018/19Perth Scorchers
2019/20–presentCentral Punjab (squad no. 91)
2020–2021Multan Sultans
2022–presentPeshawar Zalmi
2022/23-presentSydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC T20
Matches 23 12 73
Runs scored 31 288 216
Batting average 7.75 20.57 12.70
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 18* 52 36
Balls bowled 408 1,005 1,408
Wickets 29 15 75
Bowling average 19.06 51.40 24.17
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/13 2/5 4/13
Catches/stumpings 5/– 6/– 14/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 25 September 2022
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam

Personal life

Usman Qadir is the son of Abdul Qadir, one of Pakistan's foremost leg spinners.[2][3] His uncle Ali Bahadur and brothers Imran, Rehman, and Sulaman Qadir have all played first-class cricket.[4]

He's the brother-in-law of fellow cricketer Umar Akmal, who married his sister Noor Amna in 2014.[5]

In May 2018 he married stage and film actress Sobia Khan, born in Karachi but performing stage in Lahore, who has also done some Pashto movies.[6]

Domestic career

In November 2010, Usman Qadir was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China[7] which won a bronze medal by beating Sri Lanka in the 3rd place playoffs.

Encouraged to come to Australia by Darren Berry, he played for the Adelaide Cricket Club in South Australia in the 2012–13 season.[8] In September 2018, Qadir signed a contract to represent the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League as an overseas player. Despite not being offered an initial state contract, on 26 September 2018, Qadir made his debut for Western Australia against Victoria in the 2018-19 JLT One-Day Cup. He assisted Western Australia to the victory, taking 3/50. Later that same day, Qadir cited his intentions to gain Australian citizenship and represent Australia at the 2020 ICC World Twenty20. He stated “I want to play for Australia definitely, 100 per cent.”[9]

In August 2020, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan domestic season.[10]

International career

In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Australia, but he did not play.[11][12] In January 2020, he was again named in Pakistan's T20I squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh.[13] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[14][15] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.[16] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 7 November 2020, picking up his first ever international wicket.[17] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[18] In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against South Africa.[19][20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 7 April 2021.[21]

In September 2021, he was named as one of three travelling reserve players in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[22]

References
  1. "Usman Qadir's profile on CREX".
  2. "Usman Qadir, Pakistan's new legspinning hope". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. Biography cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2010
  4. Usman Qadir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. Umar Akmal in trouble over wedding celebrations
  6. Cricketer Usman Qadir weds stage actress
  7. Squad for Asian Games cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2010
  8. Teen Qadir next cricketing hope Retrieved 1 November 2012
  9. "Usman Qadir: I want to play for Australia". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. "Six Cricket Association squads confirmed". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  12. "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  13. "Pakistan squad for Bangladesh T20Is named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  16. "Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq cut from squad for Friday's 1st ODI against Zimbabwe". Geo Super. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. "1st T20I (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 7 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  18. "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  19. "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  20. "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  21. "3rd ODI, Centurion, Apr 7 2021, Pakistan tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  22. "Sharjeel Khan dropped from T20 World Cup squad; Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah make 15-man cut". ESPN Cricnfo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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