Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan Biography

Junaid Khan first came to the limelight in international cricket when he was picked for Pakistan squad at the ICC World Cup 2011. Though he didn’t play any game there, he was one for the future given the fact that Pakistan had lost Mohammad Aamer a year earlier due to his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing controversy. Junaid didn’t exactly swing it around the corners like Aamer. But that willpower to bowl long spells, ability to use the crease and bowl from around the wicket soon made him the lynchpin of Pakistan’s pace attack.

When Junaid came through the Under 19 ranks, he had his fair share of ups and downs in terms of performance. However, selectors had immense faith in Junaid and he made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2011. In his second match itself, Junaid showed his ability to bowl with pace, cut and swing when he took a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi.

A year later against the same opposition, Junaid glistened brightly by bowling well on a flat deck at SSC. In the abridged version of the game, Junaid has time and again made a name for himself by bowling nerveless spells in the end overs. In short, he is as tough as nails during the end overs. Junaid has also plied his trade with Lancashire. Despite that, Junaid has not exactly been helped by Pakistan selectors’ revolving-door policy.

By Bharath Ramaraj

Junaid Khan Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	22	28	122	11	17	7.176	306	39.86	0	0	14	2	4	0
ODIs	66	26	60	13	25	4.615	109	55.04	0	0	4	1	5	0
T20s	9	2	3	2	3*	--	4	75.00	0	0	0	0	--	--
World Cup	0	--	--	--		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Junaid Khan Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	22	4605	2253	71	31.73	2.935	64.	5	0	5/38	8/151
ODIs	66	3109	2747	97	28.31	5.301	32.05	0	0	4/12	4/12
T20s	9	162	236	8	29.50	8.740	20.25	0	0	3/19	3/19
World Cup	0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--		4/12

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