Kamran Ghulam Explained

Kamran Ghulam
Country:	Pakistan
Birth Date:	10 October 1995
Birth Place:	Upper Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height:	5 ft 6 in
Batting:	Right-handed
Bowling:	Slow left arm orthodox
Role:	All-rounder
International:	true
Oneodi:	true
Odidebutdate:	13 January
Odidebutyear:	2023
Odidebutagainst:	New Zealand
Odicap:	240
Club1:	Islamabad United
Year1:	2016–2017
Club2:	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Year2:	2019–2023
Club3:	Peshawar
Year3:	2023–present
Clubnumber3:	82
Club4:	Lahore Qalandars
Year4:	2022
Clubnumber4:	82
Date:	15 January 2023
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/623636.html Cricinfo

Kamran Ghulam (born 10 October 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer.^[1] He was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^{[2] [3]}

In December 2020, during the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he became the first cricketer to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, since the tournament was revamped the previous year.^[4] Later the same month, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.^[5] In January 2021, in the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored a century in the second innings of the match, and also broke the record for the most runs scored in a single edition of the tournament.^[6] Following the final, he was named as the Best Batsman of the tournament.^[7]

In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^{[8] [9]} Later the same month, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.^{[10] [11]} In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.^[12] On 11 October 2021, in the final group match of the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, he scored his first century in T20 cricket, with an unbeaten 110 runs.^[13]

International career

In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[14] In February 2022, he was named as a reserve player in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.^[15]

Ghulam made his ODI debut against New Zealand in January 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kamran Ghulam . 23 June 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season . Pakistan Cricket Board . 4 September 2019.
3. Web site: Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 September 2019.
4. Web site: Kamran Ghulam becomes first batsman to score 1,000 runs in revamped Quaid-e-Azam Trophy . Pakistan Cricket Board . 27 December 2020.
5. Web site: Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced . Pakistan Cricket Board . 1 January 2021.
6. Web site: Kamran Ghulam's ton leads Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's victory push . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 January 2021.
7. Web site: Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa share Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title after spectacular tie . Pakistan Cricket Board . 5 January 2021.
8. Web site: Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket . Pakistan Cricket Board . 7 January 2021.
9. Web site: Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know . Cricket World . 7 January 2021.
10. Web site: Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 January 2021.
11. Web site: Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests . Pakistan Cricket Board . 15 January 2021.
12. Web site: Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named . Pakistan Cricket Board . 2 October 2021.
13. Web site: Pakistan National T20 Cup : Kamran Ghulam stuns Northern with 64-ball 110* . Cricket World . 11 October 2021.
14. Web site: Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests named . Pakistan Cricket Board . 15 November 2021.
15. Web site: Pakistan call up Haris Rauf for Tests against Australia; Shan Masood recalled . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 February 2022.