Imran Khan (Trinidad and Tobago cricketer)

For other people named Imran Khan, see Imran Khan (disambiguation).
Imran Khan
Personal information
Born (1984-07-06) 6 July 1984 (age 40)
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–presentTrinidad and Tobago
2015-2019Barbados Tridents
2019-2020Jamaica Tallawahs
2020-St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 110 53 39
Runs scored 3,584 381 154
Batting average 21.46 17.31 19.25
100s/50s 1/15 0/1 0/1
Top score 125 74 60*
Balls bowled 19,826 2,333 597
Wickets 437 71 31
Bowling average 23.03 25.67 20.22
5 wickets in innings 25 1 0
10 wickets in match 6 0 0
Best bowling 7/47 5/32 3/7
Catches/stumpings 82/– 12/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2023

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]

First class career

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

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

  1. ^ a b Aldred, Lennox (23 May 2019). "Dream team Jamaica Tallawahs banking on veterans for CPL 2019". jamaica-gleaner.com. Jamaica Gleaner.
  2. ^ a b Roller, Matt (7 August 2020). "Fabian Allen ruled out of Caribbean Premier League after missing flight". espncricinfo.com. Cricinfo.
  3. ^ a b "BARBADOS TRIDENTS ANNOUNCE HOME 2016 CPL FIXTURES". cplt20.com. Caribbean Premier League.
  4. ^ "Imran Khan Marks Extra-Special 100th With Victory". wiplayers.com. Cricket West Indies.
  5. ^ "Spinner Khan is T&T Red Force Super50 skipper". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ Ramphal, Vidia (1 February 2022). "Imran Khan is new T&T Red Force skipper". tt.loopnews.com. Loopt TT.
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