Imran Khan (Trinidad and Tobago cricketer)
Imran Khan (born 6 July 1984 in Port of Spain) is a West Indian cricketer who plays as a right arm leg spinner. Khan has mainly featured for Trinidad and Tobago in first-class and list-A matches. He has also played for Caribbean Premier League teams Barbados Tridents, Jamaica Tallawahs and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 6 July 1984 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–present | Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2019 | Barbados Tridents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Jamaica Tallawahs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020- | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First class career edit
Since 2005 Khan has featured for Trinidad and Tobago in first-class and list-A regional cricketing tournaments. He started off as an opening batsman but was soon encouraged by Brian Lara to become a full time leg-spinner. In November 2019, he was named as T&T's captain for the upcoming Regional Super50 tournament. Khan was later named, in February 2022, T&T's skipper for the 2021-22 West Indies Championship, the regional first-class tournament. He has gone on to play more than 100 matches and pick up over 400 wickets in first class cricket.[4][5][6]
T20 career edit
Khan became a part of the Barbados Tridents for the upcoming 2016 Caribbean Premier League season. In May 2019 Khan joined CPL team Jamaica Tallawahs. He later signed up with Caribbean Premier League side St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in August 2020.[3][1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b Aldred, Lennox (23 May 2019). "Dream team Jamaica Tallawahs banking on veterans for CPL 2019". jamaica-gleaner.com. Jamaica Gleaner.
- ^ a b Roller, Matt (7 August 2020). "Fabian Allen ruled out of Caribbean Premier League after missing flight". espncricinfo.com. Cricinfo.
- ^ a b "BARBADOS TRIDENTS ANNOUNCE HOME 2016 CPL FIXTURES". cplt20.com. Caribbean Premier League.
- ^ "Imran Khan Marks Extra-Special 100th With Victory". wiplayers.com. Cricket West Indies.
- ^ "Spinner Khan is T&T Red Force Super50 skipper". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Ramphal, Vidia (1 February 2022). "Imran Khan is new T&T Red Force skipper". tt.loopnews.com. Loopt TT.
External links edit
- Cricinfo article on Imran Khan