Muhammad Musa

Muhammad Musa Khan (Khowar: محمد موسی خان, Urdu: محمد موسی خان; born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team against Australia in November 2019.^[2]

Muhammad Musa

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Musa Khan
Born	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24) Islamabad, Pakistan
Nickname	Raftaar[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (2019–2020)
Only Test (cap 238)	29 November 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 227)	1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 84)	8 November 2019 v Australia
Last T20I	10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018	Islamabad United
2019–present	Northern
2019–present	Chattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 1 2 2 Runs scored 16 9 – Batting average – – – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 – Top score 12* 9* – Balls bowled 120 97 47 Wickets 0 2 0 Bowling average – 50.50 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 – Best bowling – 2/21 – Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2020

Early career

Musa was born in Islamabad but his family is originally from Chitral.^[3]

He started his cricketing journey at the age of 16 in 2016 when he joined the Islamabad Gymkhana Cricket Club, before playing at Under-19 level. After performing in Regional U19s he'd eventually play for the National U19 squad in the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in November 2017 and, later, in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in January and February 2018.^[4]

Domestic career

He made his List A debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018.^[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[6] He made his first-class debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 7 November 2018.^[7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad United in the 2019 Pakistan Super League on 22 February 2019.^[8] During the tournament, the "tall, broad-shouldered young man with green eyes and an eye-catching hairstyle" was noted for his pace (in the high 140s) but a lack of accuracy.^[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[10][11]

International career

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[12] In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.^[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.^[15] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019.^[16]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[17] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.^[18][19] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.^[20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.^[21]

References

1. "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
2. "Muhammad Musa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Brecorder. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Business Recorder.
5. "Pool A, Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup at Faisalabad, Oct 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
6. "Hasan Khan to lead Pakistan Under-19s at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
7. "Super Eight, Group 1, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Nov 7-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "11th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Sharjah, Feb 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
9. ""Will they don the Pakistan colours soon?"". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
10. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
11. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
12. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
13. "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
14. "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
15. "3rd T20I (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
16. "2nd Test (D/N), ICC World Test Championship at Adelaide, Nov 29 - Dec 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
17. "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
18. "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
19. "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
20. "Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq cut from squad for Friday's 1st ODI against Zimbabwe". Geo Super. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
21. "2nd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 1 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

External links

• Muhammad Musa at ESPNcricinfo