Usman Qadir ( ur, ; born 10 August 1993) is a Pakistani

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er. He was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the

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. He made his international debut for the

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in November 2020.

Personal life

Usman Qadir is the son of

Abdul Qadir Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...

, one of Pakistan's foremost leg spinners.Biography
cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2010 His uncle Ali Bahadur and brothers Imran, Rehman, and Sulaman Qadir have all played first-class cricket. He's the brother-in-law of fellow cricketer

Umar Akmal Umar Akmal (Urdu, pa, ; born 26 May 1990) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2009 and 2019. He was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for eighteen months for not disclosing offers related to spot ...

, who married his sister Noor Amna in 2014. In May 2018 he married stage and film actress Sobia Khan, born in

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but performing stage in

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, who has also done some Pashto movies.

Domestic career

In November 2010, Usman Qadir was part of the team at the

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which won a bronze medal by beating Sri Lanka in the 3rd place playoffs. Encouraged to come to Australia by

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, he played for the

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in the 2012–13 season. In September 2018, Qadir signed a contract to represent the

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in the

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as an overseas player. Despite not being offered an initial state contract, on 26 September 2018, Qadir made his debut for

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against

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in the 2018-19 JLT One-Day Cup. He assisted Western Australia to the victory, taking 3/50. Later that same day, Qadir cited his intentions to gain Australian citizenship and represent

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at the

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. He stated “I want to play for Australia definitely, 100 per cent.” In August 2020, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan domestic season.

International career

In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Australia, but he did not play. In January 2020, he was again named in Pakistan's T20I squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh. In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe. On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 7 November 2020, picking up his first ever international wicket. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand. In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 7 April 2021. In September 2021, he was named as one of three travelling reserve players in Pakistan's squad for the

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