Mohammad Imran Khan ( ps, ; born 15 July 1987) is a Pakistani

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er, born in Maidan valley of

Lower Dir Lower Dir District ( ps, لر / کوز دير ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Timergara city is the district headquarter and largest city. The district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was d ...

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. He made his

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debut for Pakistan against Australia in the

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on 22 October 2014. Imran has played domestically for

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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Career

Imran and the Panthers side won the 2014–15 edition of the Haier T20 Cup, and another member of the tournament-winning team was Imran Khan (born 1988). For this reason, Imran Khan (born 1987), the subject of this article, is often recorded as "Mohammad Imran Khan" or "Imran Khan, Sr." on scorecards, while Imran Khan (born 1988) is often recorded as "Imran Khan (Swat)" or "Imran Khan, Jr.". He was the leading wicket-taker for

in the

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, with six dismissals in three matches. In April 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the

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tournament. In October 2019, he was recalled to Pakistan's Test squad, for the series against Australia, where he took a single wicket in the game he played. Khan last played Test cricket in January 2017. In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. However, on 23 June 2020, Khan was one of seven players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England. In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, with sixteen dismissals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Imran 1987 births Living people Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers People from Lower Dir District Pashtun people Peshawar cricketers Peshawar Panthers cricketers Water and Power Development Authority cricketers Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricketers Barbados Royals cricketers