Azam Khan (cricketer, born 1998)

Azam Khan
Personal information
Born (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsMoin Khan (father)
Nadeem Khan (uncle)
Mariam Ansari (sister-in-law)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 93)16 July 2021 v England
Last T20I6 June 2024 v USA
T20I shirt no.77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018-2021Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 45)
2018Pakistan Television
2020Sindh
2020Galle Gladiators (squad no. 23)
2021Barbados Royals (squad no. 23)
2021/22-2023Southern Punjab
2022-presentIslamabad United
2023Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 14 16 22 93
Runs scored 88 739 469 1, 863
Batting average 9.78 28.42 31.26 23.58
100s/50s 0/0 1/4 0/2 1/10
Top score 30* 103 83 109*
Catches/stumpings 4/0 34/2 22/4 29/5
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2023

Azam Khan (Sindhi and Urdu: اعظم خان;[1] born 10 August 1998) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays domestically for Islamabad United and Sindh. He is the son of wicket-keeper Moin Khan.[2]

Known as a power-hitter, he considers West Indies player Chris Gayle to be his batting role-model.[3]

  1. ^ "'اعظم خان صرف معین خان کے صاحبزادے نہیں، وہ پاور ہٹر بھی ہیں'" [Azam Khan: Aggressive batsman's inclusion in Pakistan squad for T20 matches against England, West Indies and mixed reactions on social media]. BBC News Urdu (in Urdu). 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Azam Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ Tahir, Nabil (23 February 2020). "The story behind Azam Khan's meteoric rise". Cricket Pakistan. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.