Muhammad Moin Khan ( ur, ; born 23 September 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former

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, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the Pakistani side. He made his international debut against the

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. He took over 100 catches in Test cricket. He has scored over 3,000 ODI runs and taken over 200 catches in ODI cricket. He is credited with coining the name of

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's mystery delivery that goes from leg to off, as the ''

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''. It means the "other one" in Urdu. In July 2013, he replaced

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as the chief selector of the

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. Moin was appointed the head coach of the national team on 11 February 2014.

International career

Throughout his international career, Moin had to compete with another wicket-keeper,

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. Moin kept wickets in the

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which Pakistan won and the

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where Pakistan finished runners up. Latif kept wickets in the

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and the

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. During the

Semi-final against New Zealand, Pakistan needed 9 runs for 8 balls before Khan hit a six to make it 3 runs off 7 balls and then hit a boundary to help Pakistan set up a clash in the world cup final with England. In the world cup final, Pakistan were 249 from 50 overs with Khan not getting a chance to bat. However, he took three catches in the match including one of

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, who went for a duck against an inswinger bowled by

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Domestic career

In 2005, Moin scored the first century in Pakistan domestic

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when he smashed 112 off 59 balls for

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against

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in the

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. At the end of the season, he retired from cricket finishing with 200 not out against Hyderabad, his highest first-class score. In 2007, Moin signed with the unofficial

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and coached the

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. In the 2008 edition of the competition, he coached the expansion team, the

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Coaching career

Moin was appointed the manager of the team in August 2013. He was appointed as the new head coach of the national team on 11 February 2014, replacing

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. He was appointed chief selector for the Pakistani team in 2013. But in 2015, during the

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he was removed from the position after the teams poor performance during the World Cup.

Personal life

Khan's son Owais is married to television actress Mariam Ansari. His younger son Azam Khan made his

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debut for

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against England in July 2021 and played for Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.

Controversies

In February 2015, Moin Khan, who was the chief selector of Pakistan team, went under investigation for allegedly visiting a casino before Pakistan team's heavy loss to

in World Cup 2015. Moin Khan later apologized for his actions but reiterated that he just went to the casino to have dinner. In March 2015,

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accepted Moin Khan's casino explanation and said that there will be no action taken against him.

References

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Moin Khan Muhammad Moin Khan ( ur, ; born 23 September 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the ...

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