Musa Khan (cricketer)

Muhammad Musa Khan (born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019.[1]

Musa Khan
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Musa Khan
Born (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000
Islamabad, Pakistan
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 238)29 November 2019 v Australia
Only T20I (cap 84)8 November 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentIslamabad United
2019–presentNorthern
2019–presentChattogram Challengers
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2019

Domestic career

He made his List A debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 7 November 2018.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad United in the 2019 Pakistan Super League on 22 February 2019.[5] During the tournament, the "tall, broad-shouldered young man with green eyes and an eye-catching hairstyle" was noted for his pace (in the high 140s) but a lack of accuracy.[6]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8]

International career

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[9] In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[10][11] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.[12] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019.[13]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

References
  1. "Muhammad Musa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. "Pool A, Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup at Faisalabad, Oct 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. "Hasan Khan to lead Pakistan Under-19s at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. "Super Eight, Group 1, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Nov 7-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "11th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Sharjah, Feb 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ""Will they don the Pakistan colours soon?"". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  12. "3rd T20I (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. "2nd Test (D/N), ICC World Test Championship at Adelaide, Nov 29 - Dec 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  14. "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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