Rayyan Pathan (born 6 December 1991) is a Canadian

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. He debuted for the

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in 2013. He plays as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Pathan was born in

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. He represented the Canada Under-19s at the

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in Ireland, following in the footsteps of his older brother Riyaz "Rizzy" Pathan who played at the

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. Pathan made his

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(ODI) debut for Canada against

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in March 2013. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

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tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the

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tournament. In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the

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tournament in the United States following the players' draft. In September 2021, he played for

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in Nepal's franchise league

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. In October 2021, he was named in Canada's

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(T20I) squad for the

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tournament in Antigua. He made his T20I debut on 7 November 2021, for Canada against the

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. In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the

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tournament in Oman. Pathan also played in the 2023 Global T20 Canada, as a member of the Vancouver Knights team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pathan, Rayyan 1991 births Living people Canadian cricketers Canada One Day International cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers