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Junaid Khan Biography

Junaid Khan(Pashto/Urdu: جنید خان‎; born 24 December 1989, Swabi District) is a Pakistani international cricketer who bowls left arm fast. He is the first player from Swabi to qualify for the Pakistan national cricket team,[1] and his cousin,[2] the leg-spinner Yasir Shah, followed his path later on. After an injury to Sohail Tanvir on the eve of the 2011 World Cup, Khan was called up as his replacement, with no experience in international cricket. Khan did not play in the tournament, and later made his ODI debut in April 2011. In June that year Khan represented Lancashire County Cricket Club in English domestic cricket.

No cricket had come from Swabi before and Junaid Khan didn't take interest in cricket initially, he played with tape-ball & was introduced to Hard ball setup by his cousin. At 16 years age Junaid Khan was measured as the fastest bowler in the NWFP Twenty/20 competition.[3] Junaid Khan said, "Some of my team mates suggested that I should go for the Under 17 trials Abbottabad. I was in two minds but afterwards I was relieved that I attended the trials, as Ehteshamuddin spotted me and told me that I had potential and that I should go to Lahore".[4]

Early domestic career[edit]

Khan made his first-class debut on 24 January 2007 at the age of 17. Playing for Abbottabad against Multan, his first wicket was that of Majid Majeed. The match ended in a draw and Khan finished with four wickets for 57 runs (4/57).[5] For four years he took wickets consistently for his domestic team Abottabad and he was the team's chief strike bowler, he also played for Abbottabad Falcons in the Faysal Bank Twenty20.

In the 2008/09 season, Khan represented the Khan Research Laboratories cricket team and played for them in the final of the 2008/09 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy; he took a single wicket in the match as his team lost to Sialkot.[6] Khan also played for Pakistan A. In the unofficial Test series between Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A in 2010, Junaid was his team's leading wicket-taker with ten from two matches.[7]

Selection into the Pakistan team[edit]

Following the recurrence of a knee injury to Sohail Tanvir, the uncapped Khan was added in Pakistan's squad for the 2011 World Cup.[8] He did not play a single match in the tournament and was forced to wait for his ODI debut. When Pakistan toured the West Indies for two Tests, five ODIs, and a T20I in April and May Khan was included in the squad. On 21 April Khan made his T20I debut and went wicketless in the match.[9] Two days later, Khan, Mohammad Salman, and Hammad Azam made their ODI debuts against West Indies.

County Cricket[edit]

Khan played 8 T20 games for Lancashire in 2011, taking 12 wickets, including a 3-12 spell against Derbyshire.

In early 2013, Junaid Khan received offers from 3 county clubs, Lancashire, Surrey and Sussex.[34][35] He said he would think about them after the Test series in South Africa, and getting clearance from the PCB. Later on, he turned down all offers to focus on the Champion's Trophy 2013.

On the 23rd of April 2014, Lancashire confirmed that Khan would be returning to the Red Rose county to play in both the NatWest T20 blast and the Royal London One Day Cup.

Bowling records[edit]

Key[edit]

Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.

Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings.

Runs – Runs conceded.

Wkts – Number of wickets taken.

Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.

Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).

Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.

Result – The result for the Pakistan team in that match.

dagger – Junaid Khan was selected man of the match.

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