Junaid Khan | 10 Things You Need To Know About the Left Arm Pacer
Junaid Khan | 10 Things You Need To Know About the Left Arm Pacer
1. Junaid Khan was born on December 24, 1989 in Matra, Swabi District. Current Age 21 Years.
2. Junaid Khan is the first player from Swabi to make it into the Pakistan Cricket Team.
3. Junaid consistently bowls at speed of around 85-88mph but he is capable of bowling at speeds of 90mph+.
4. Junaid was called up to the Pakistan teams World Cup Squad after an injury to Sohail Tanvir. Junaid however didn't play a game during the tournament.
5. He made his First Class debut at the age of just 17 in 2007 playing for Abbotabad against Multan.
6. He made his international debut against West Indies in a T20 International and made his ODI debut two days later against the same team.
7. Junaid's Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2011, was uneventful but in his second Test he showed his class with a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka on a flat surface in Abu Dhabi.
8. On the advice of former Pakistan and Lancashire all-rounder Wasim Akram, Lancashire signed Junaid Khan to play for them in the Friends Life T20 in June 2011.Lancashire captain Steven Croft hailed Junaid Khan as one of the world’s best death bowlers after the Pakistani inspired a stunning Friends Life t20 win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Wantage Road.
9. Junaid has modelled his bowling action on left-arm fast-bowler Wasim Akram. He was also influenced by Imran Khan's bowling. According to Junaid himself "I'd watch the videos of the 1992 World Cup and other matches that Imran had featured in and I would say that I wanted to be like Imran Khan and lift the World Cup like he had."
10. He has the ability to swing the ball into and away from batsmen. Junaid stated that during his time with Lancashire County Cricket Club he learned how to bowl a yorker and how to use swing and seam.
2. Junaid Khan is the first player from Swabi to make it into the Pakistan Cricket Team.
3. Junaid consistently bowls at speed of around 85-88mph but he is capable of bowling at speeds of 90mph+.
4. Junaid was called up to the Pakistan teams World Cup Squad after an injury to Sohail Tanvir. Junaid however didn't play a game during the tournament.
5. He made his First Class debut at the age of just 17 in 2007 playing for Abbotabad against Multan.
6. He made his international debut against West Indies in a T20 International and made his ODI debut two days later against the same team.
7. Junaid's Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2011, was uneventful but in his second Test he showed his class with a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka on a flat surface in Abu Dhabi.
8. On the advice of former Pakistan and Lancashire all-rounder Wasim Akram, Lancashire signed Junaid Khan to play for them in the Friends Life T20 in June 2011.Lancashire captain Steven Croft hailed Junaid Khan as one of the world’s best death bowlers after the Pakistani inspired a stunning Friends Life t20 win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Wantage Road.
9. Junaid has modelled his bowling action on left-arm fast-bowler Wasim Akram. He was also influenced by Imran Khan's bowling. According to Junaid himself "I'd watch the videos of the 1992 World Cup and other matches that Imran had featured in and I would say that I wanted to be like Imran Khan and lift the World Cup like he had."
10. He has the ability to swing the ball into and away from batsmen. Junaid stated that during his time with Lancashire County Cricket Club he learned how to bowl a yorker and how to use swing and seam.
