Junaid Khan Full Biography, Records, Height, Age, Wife, Family, & More

Junaid Khan Full Biography

Just before the ICC World Cup 2011 the young talented and energetic Junaid Khan was asked to replace Sohail Tanvir in the squad. Also, the ban on Asif and Amir made his path easier to International Cricket. With no experience at all, Junaid was unable to make it to the final eleven of the Team.

Right after the World Cup Junaid was roped in against Zimbabwe and he ended up with ordinary performance. However, in his second test match against Sri Lanka Junaid took five wickets and bowl some impressive spell. Junaid Khan comes up with some destructive bowling spells against India in December 2019 where he took 8 wickets.

He targeted Virat Kohli in all 3 games with his inswingers. Apart from this, Junaid’s fitness doesn’t let him play proper cricket. His fitness concerns won’t let him made it to the World Cup 2015 squad. Being in and out from the squad and fitness concerns lost his swing and pace

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Junaid Khan Basic Information

Name: Junaid Khan
Nickname: Joni
Role: Bowler
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style:Left-arm fast-medium

Junaid Khan Physical Appearance

Height (approx.):6 ft 1 in
Weight (approx.): 73 kg
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life Of Junaid Khan

Date of Birth: Dec 24, 1989
Age: 30 years
Birth Place: Matra, KPK
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Pakistani
School: N/A
College: Imperial College London
Educational Qualifications: N/A
Net Worth:$1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.)

Junaid Khan Family & Religion

Father: Zahir Khan
Mother: N/A
Brother: Yasir Shah (cousin)
Sister: N/A
Coach/Mentor:N/A
Religion: Islam
Address: Matra, KPK

Cricket Career Of Junaid Khan

Test: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Sep 1-5, 2011
ODI: West Indies v Pakistan at Gros Islet, Apr 23, 2011
T20: West Indies v Pakistan at Gros Islet, Apr 21, 2011
Jersey Number:83
Domestic/State Teams: Abbottabad, Abbottabad Rhinos
PSL Teams: Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi
Nature on the field: Calm

Batting Career

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Test	22	28	11	122	17	7.18	306	39.87	14	2
ODI	76	31	17	68	25	4.86	127	53.54	4	1
T20I	9	2	2	3	3	0.0	4	75.0	0	0

Bowling Career

	M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	SR	5W
Test	22	41	4605	2253	71	5/38	8/151	2.94	31.73	64.86	5
ODI	76	76	3601	3216	110	4/12	4/12	5.36	29.24	32.74	0
T20I	9	9	162	236	8	3/24	3/24	8.74	29.5	20.25	0

Source: Cricbuzz

Highlighted Records Of Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan defended 9 runs in last over to win the match and series against South Africa in South Africa.
Junaid Khan took 8 wickets against India in 3 match series and got the wicket of Virat Kohli in all 3 matches.

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Junaid Khan Preferences & Hobbies

Hobbies: Travelling
Favorite Cricketers: N/A
Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
Favorite Food:Kabuli palao.
Favorite Color: Black, grey

Junaid Khan Relationship Status

Junaid Khan with his Kid
Picture Source: The News

Marital Status: Married
Wife: Khansa Khan
Marriage Date:9 -2- 2015
Children: Nael Khan

Junaid Khan Awards and Recognitions

N/A

Controversies did by ( Junaid Khan )

After exclusion from World Cup 2019 Junaid Khan post picture on twitter with tape applied on his mouth and captioned “I don’t want to say anything. Truth is bitter.” And later deleted his tweet.

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Lesser-Known Facts About Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan is the cousin of leg spinner Yasir Shah.
Junaid Khan resembles with Spanish footballer Esteban Granero.

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