Ali Khan
American cricketer
| Date of Birth | : | 13 December, 1990 (Age 35) |
| Place of Birth | : | Attock, Pakistan |
| Profession | : | Cricketer |
| Nationality | : | American, Pakistani |
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Muhammad Ahsan Ali Khan (আলী খান) is an American professional cricketer. He has played for the United States national cricket team since 2016 as a right-arm fast bowler. He has also played franchise Twenty20 cricket in the West Indies, Pakistan, India and the United Arab Emirates.
Early life
Ali Khan was born and raised in Attock in Pakistan. At the age of 19, his family moved to the United States, settling in Ohio. Before becoming a professional cricketer he worked as a sales representative for Cricket Wireless in Dayton, Ohio.
International career
Khan made his List A debut in January 2016, playing for the ICC Americas team in the 2015–16 Regional Super50. On debut against Jamaica, he took the wickets of Devon Thomas and Aldane Thomas, finishing with 2/63 from ten overs. Khan was the only member of the ICC Americas squad to have not previously played for his national team. In July 2016 he was one of eleven uncapped players to be named for a USA selection camp ahead of the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in October. He made his debut for the U.S. national team against Oman at the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Los Angeles.
In 2016, Khan suffered a major injury to his left hamstring and had limited game time over the following two years due to this and other leg injuries.
Franchise career
On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.
During the 2020 Indian Premier League, on its 13th Season, he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders. He was first American cricketer who was bought in IPL auction but he did not play any IPL match. On March 15, 2020, he debuted for Karachi Kings against Quetta Gladiators and conceded 1/36 in his 3 overs.
During the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, Ali Khan was fined for an incident in the match between the Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, where he was involved in a heated exchange with batsman Evin Lewis. In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. He was added to the Houston Hurricanes for the 2021 Minor League Cricket season.
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