Ali Khan (American cricketer)

Muhammad Ahsan Ali Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد احسن علی خان, born December 13, 1990) is a Pakistani-born American professional cricketer.^[1]

Ali Khan

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Ahsan Ali Khan
Born	(1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 33) Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	United States (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 15)	27 April 2019 v Papua New Guinea
Last ODI	4 April 2023 v Jersey
T20I debut (cap 20)	7 November 2021 v Panama
Last T20I	11 July 2022 v Jersey
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2017	ICC Americas
2016–2017	Guyana Amazon Warriors
2018–present	Trinbago Knight Riders
2018	Kabul Zwanan
2019	Khulna Titans
2020	Karachi Kings
2020	Kolkata Knight Riders
2021	Islamabad United
2024-present	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA Matches 7 6 15 Runs scored 4 0 15 Batting average 1.33 0.00 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 3 0* 5* Balls bowled 325 128 584 Wickets 14 5 36 Bowling average 17.14 29.60 16.22 5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/20 2/30 5/20 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 3/–
Source: CricInfo, August 2, 2022

Early life

Ali Khan was born and raised in Attock in Pakistan.^[2][3] At the age of 19, his family moved to the United States, settling in Ohio.^[4]

International career

He made his List A debut in January 2016, playing for the ICC Americas team in the 2015–16 Regional Super50. On debut against Jamaica, he took the wickets of Devon Thomas and Aldane Thomas, finishing with 2/63 from ten overs.^[5] Khan was the only member of the ICC Americas squad to have not previously played for his national team.^[6] In July 2016 he was one of eleven uncapped players to be named for a USA selection camp ahead of the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in October.^[7]

In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.^[8] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.^[9]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Khan as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018^[10] and in February 2019 he was named in the United States' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but did not play due to injury concerns.^[11][12] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.^[13]

In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[14] In the United States' second match of the tournament, against hosts Namibia, Khan took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket. He took five wickets for 63 runs from his ten overs, and was named the player of the match.^[15][16] The United States finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.^[17] Khan made his ODI debut for the United States on April 27, 2019, against Papua New Guinea, in the tournament's third-place playoff.^[18] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 17 dismissals in six matches.^[19]

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.^[20] Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[21] In August 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[22]

In October 2021, he was named in the American Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[23] He made his T20I debut on 7 November 2021, for the United States against Panama.^[24]

In April 2023, Khan received a two-match ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, in relation to a send-off of Jersey batsman Elliot Miles in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[25]

Franchise career

On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[26][27] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[28]

During the 2020 Indian Premier League, on its 13th Season, he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders. He was first American cricketer who was bought in IPL auction but unfortunately he did not play any IPL match.

On March 15, 2020, he debuted for Karachi Kings against Quetta Gladiators and conceded 1/36 in his 3 overs.^[29][30]

During the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, Ali Khan was fined for an incident in the match between the Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, where he was involved in a heated exchange with batsman Evin Lewis.^[31] In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[32][33] He was added to the Houston Hurricanes for the 2021 Minor League Cricket season.^[34]

He played for the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket in 2023.

References

1. "Ali Khan - meet the American international playing in the IPL". BBC Sport. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
2. Acharya, Ayan. "IPL 2020: USA's Ali Khan says getting picked in the IPL will be dream come true". Sportstar. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
3. "'Next Stop Dubai': USA Cricket's globetrotter Ali Khan sets foot on unique IPL dream". India Today. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
4. "Ali Khan interview: PSL, IPL, CPL, USA and everything in between | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
5. Nagico Super50, Group A: Jamaica v ICC Americas at St Augustine, Jan 9, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
6. Peter Della Penna (October 7, 2015). "Taylor, Ghous picked in 15-man ICC Americas squad" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
7. "Eleven uncapped players picked for USA national camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
8. "Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier". USA Cricket. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
9. "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
10. "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (men)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
11. "Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
12. "Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour". USA Cricket. February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
13. "USA name squad for first-ever T20I". International Cricket Council. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
14. "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
15. "4th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
16. "Ali Khan five-for turns Namibia chase upside down in two-run thriller for USA". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
17. "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
18. "3rd Place Playoff, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
19. "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019, List A matches, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
20. "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
21. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
22. "Team USA Squad Announced for ICC T20 World Cup Americas' Regional Final". USA Cricket. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
23. "Team USA Men's Squad Named for T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua". USA Cricket. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
24. "3rd Match, Coolidge, Nov 7 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
25. "Ali Khan banned for two matches after breach of ICC code". ESPNcricinfo. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
26. "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
27. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
28. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018–19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
29. "Full Scorecard of Kings vs Gladiators 30th Match 2019/20-2020/21 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
30. Ali Khan, CricketArchive. Retrieved September 13, 2020. (subscription required)
31. "Ali Khan, Evin Lewis lose big $$ after squaring off on field". Trinidadexpress.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
32. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
33. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
34. usacricket (September 2, 2020). "17 of the 24 Squads Confirmed as Inaugural Minor League Cricket Draft is completed". USA Cricket. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

External links

• Ali Khan at ESPNcricinfo