Muhammad Musa Khan (Khowar: محمد موسی خان, Urdu: محمد موسی خان; born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team against Australia in November 2019.[2]
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| Full name | Muhammad Musa Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 2000 Islamabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Raftaar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 238) | 29 November 2019 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 227) | 1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 84) | 8 November 2019 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Islamabad United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Chattogram Challengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early career
editMusa was born in Islamabad but his family is originally from Chitral.[3]
He started his cricketing journey at the age of 16 in 2016 when he joined the Islamabad Gymkhana Cricket Club, before playing at Under-19 level. After performing in Regional U19s he'd eventually play for the National U19 squad in the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in November 2017 and, later, in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in January and February 2018.[4]
Domestic career
editHe 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.[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He made his first-class debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 7 November 2018.[7]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad United in the 2019 Pakistan Super League on 22 February 2019.[8] 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.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10][11]
International career
editIn December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12] In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.[15] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019.[16]
In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[18][19] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.[20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Muhammad Musa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Brecorder. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Business Recorder.
- ^ "Pool A, Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup at Faisalabad, Oct 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Hasan Khan to lead Pakistan Under-19s at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Super Eight, Group 1, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Nov 7-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "11th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Sharjah, Feb 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ ""Will they don the Pakistan colours soon?"". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "3rd T20I (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "2nd Test (D/N), ICC World Test Championship at Adelaide, Nov 29 - Dec 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq cut from squad for Friday's 1st ODI against Zimbabwe". Geo Super. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 1 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.