Zahoor Khan

Zahoor Khan ( not to be confused with Zaheer Khan) Urdu: ظہور خان; born 25 May 1989) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2]

Zahoor Khan
Personal information
Full name
Zahoor Khan
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 71)24 January 2017 v Scotland
Last ODI1 May 2023 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 36)16 January 2017 v Afghanistan
Last T20I17 August 2023 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 56 37 30 52
Runs scored 134 11 73 106
Batting average 6.38 2.75 3.17 5.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 6 10* 16
Balls bowled 2594 793 5,541 2,407
Wickets 88 46 113 81
Bowling average 24.32 19.21 26.81 26.29
5 wickets in innings 2 0 6 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/34 4/29 7/86 6/34
Catches/stumpings 11/– 5/– 5/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2023

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge on 16 January 2017.[3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Scotland on 24 January 2017.[4] On 2 March 2017, he took 6 wickets for 34 runs against Ireland, which was the best figures by an Emirati bowler in an ODI.[5]

In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[7] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[8]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[9] In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.[10] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[11]

References
  1. "Zahoor Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Desert T20 Challenge, 6th Match, Group A: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi, Jan 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. "United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: United Arab Emirates v Scotland at Dubai (DSC), Jan 24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. "Porterfield, spinners set up UAE rout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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