Arshad Khan (Pakistani cricketer) explained

Arshad Khan (Pakistani cricketer) should not be confused with Arshad Khan (Indian cricketer).

Arshad Khan
Birth Date:22 March 1971
Birth Place:Peshawar, Pakistan
Heightft:6
Heightinch:4
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
Role:Batsman
International:true
Country:Pakistan
Testdebutdate:17 November
Testdebutyear:1997
Testdebutagainst:West Indies
Testcap:149
Lasttestdate:24 March
Lasttestyear:2005
Lasttestagainst:India
Odidebutdate:1 February
Odidebutyear:1993
Odidebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Odicap:87
Lastodidate:11 February
Lastodiyear:2006
Lastodiagainst:India
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:9
Matches2:58
Runs1:31
Runs2:133
Bat Avg1:
Bat Avg2:12.09
100S/50S1:0/0
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score1:9*
Top Score2:20
Deliveries1:2,538
Deliveries2:2,823
Wickets1:32
Wickets2:56
Bowl Avg1:30.00
Bowl Avg2:34.78
Fivefor1:1
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor1:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling1:5/38
Best Bowling2:4/33
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Catches/Stumpings2:10/–
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/39005.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:19 February
Year:2006

Arshad Khan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ارشد خان, born 22 March 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who is the current bowling coach of Pakistan women's cricket team.[1] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.

A tall man at 6'4", Arshad bowls in a classical off-spinner's mould, preferring a nagging line to any great variation.[2]

In 2015, he moved to Sydney, Australia where he worked as a taxi driver for few years before going back to cricket as a coach.[3]

Cricket career

Arshad was first picked to play against the West Indies during the 1997–98 season, and the following year, was part of the team which won the Asian Test Championship at Dhaka against Sri Lanka. He captained Pakistan in the 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur. He was a regular inclusion in the Pakistani side until 2001.[2]

Four years later, a strong performance in the Pakistani domestic championship meant that Arshad earned a recall for Pakistan's 2005 tour of India. He performed credibly, particularly in the Bangalore Test, which Pakistan won in the last session to draw the series.[2]

He toured the Caribbean in May 2005, and has retained his place for the upcoming England series.[2]

During the 2005 One Day International series against England, Arshad was used in the second and fifth matches and proved effective at repressing the England batsmen, allowing very few runs to be scored off him and also taking wickets. During the fifth match, his economy was just over 3 runs per over – a very good figure for any bowler, especially a spinner.[2] [4]

Coaching career

On 12 November 2020, he was appointed as bowling coach of Pakistan women's national cricket team.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Pakistan cricketer now steers a cab in Australia. September 2015.
  2. Web site: Rezaul Karim Refath . 1 September 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: 26 August 2021 . From playing international cricket to taxi driver: The tragic life story of Arshad Khan . 30 August 2023 . DNA India.
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/statistics/4724777.stm BBC scorecards
  5. Web site: Younis Khan appointed Pakistan men's batting coach until T20 World Cup 2022 . International Cricket Council . 13 November 2020.