Talent Spotter : Ali Khan

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PakPassion continues to bring its members and guests information on the best upcoming talent in Pakistan, with another in the Talent Spotter Series.

PakPassion recently caught up with Ali Khan to find out more about him, his hopes for the future and all sorts.

Name : Ali Khan

Date of Birth : August 1, 1989

Current Age : 22 years

Major Teams : Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Sialkot Stallions, Pakistan Under 19s.

Batting Style : Right Hand Batsman

Bowling Style : Right arm medium-fast

Early Days - I started playing cricket because of my elder brother, Shahid Khan. He was also a first class cricketer. I started playing street cricket, even then my parents wouldn't allow me to play but my brother saw my potential and started taking me under his wing.

Club Cricket - I play for a club called CA Cricket Club in Sialkot.

Junior Selections - Yes I've played the 2006 U19 World Cup, the U19 Asia Cup as well as a couple of home series as well.

Cricketing Heroes - In those days my first role model was my brother, as he was a cricketer himself. At the international level, my favourite players were Rashid Latif and Ricky Ponting.

Favourite Shot - The Pull.

Current Favourite Pakistani Player - Umar Akmal. He's attacking, aggressive and very daring.

Favourite Ground - Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia.

Most Memorable Performance - Last year in the semi-final of the One Day National Cup against Karachi. I made 80-odd not out for KRL, and I was also named Best Batsman of the tournament.

Batsman or All-Rounder - I consider myself an all-rounder, but I get few opportunities to bowl as we have a very bowling good lineup at my department.

Toughest Opponent Faced - Mohammad Amir gave me a tough time, it was a real challenge to face him and I really enjoyed it.

Interests Outside Cricket - Nothing at all, it's all about cricket for me. Cricket is my passion, my game, my enjoyment as well as my profession.

Thoughts On Upcoming FBT20 - We (Sialkot) were missing a few players last time - Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Qaiser Abbas to name a few - so with their return we will once again have a great combination. I have also focused a lot on it, and hope to deliver Inshallah.

People Who Have Supported Me - A lot of people helped me along the way. Above all my 2 elder brothers, my coaches and currently our Test cricketer Mohammad Hafeez. He has backed and supported me a lot, he has been an inspiration and I have learnt a lot of things from him.

Future Plans - I hope to represent Pakistan, the rest is up to the Almighty.

Aamir Sohail's Praise - I am very grateful to him, he must have seen something that he liked. I am totally focused on my cricket and doing the best I can, the rest is up to the Almighty.


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Thanks to AZ for conducting and writing up the interview and thanks to Ali Khan for his time.
 
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Showed he had good temperament and really packed a punch in his shots the little we saw of him in the FB Super 8 tournament in Faisalabad.

One certainly to watch out for in next month's tourney. :ss

Once again the Stallions are the team to beat, hot favourites IMO.
 
FC : 21 matches, 792 runs @Ave. 34.4

List A : 22 matches, 544 runs @Ave. 45.3

T20: 5 matches, 123 runs @Ave. 41.0 Strike-rate 159.7



Seems to be a good Limted overs Player.
 
I know his brother "Shahid Khan" very well, he lives in Derby and he also a very good cricketer.

on the side note Fawad Alam was here in Derby to play charity game. i had short discussion with him, very down to earth guy, good luck to him.
 
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Ali Khan, really exciting player, wish him the best.


P.S:- That Fawad pic is a bit too small for me
 
I am not good in uploading pics, that's the 1st pic I have uploaded here on pakpassion. I did create thread about Ali khan last year when he scored some runs and named the man of the tournament.
 
that fawad pic scared the life out of me.

anyways, i remember seeing him play for one of the under 19 teams now, can't remember which tournament it was
 
Sounds like a good prospect and someone who we may see in future for Pakistan?
 
What i saw during last T20 Cup, I was impressed with him. He has Power & Timing to clear the boundaries & he can rotate the strike as well. Pak team might need him in future in the absence of Afridi & razzaq as we are lacking some one ho can clear the boundaries in last few overs. Amir Sohail was impressed with him.

But I am afraid that our corrupt and incompetent Board might destroy his future as well, we don't have some one who can recognize the talent & give proper chances. That is the reason still we have players like Imran Farhat :farhat playing in the team.
 
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Bump..


Today Ali Khan is playing from Sialkot, Hoping to see some blistering hitting from him.
 
Just struck two huge blows against Auckland, one of the shots went for 101 meters. This guy is definitely one of the cleanest striker in Pakistan and bowls a bit of medium pace as well. Could be one for the future especially in the shorter formats.
 
Certainly hits the ball a long way doesn't he.

It will be interesting to see what sort of domestic season he has this time around.
 
Looked good against spin but no so good against the quick bowlers but then again its tough to judge a player from one game, especially a t20 game.

That six he hit was massive though :afridi
 
Over-estimates his own running abilities..


I doubt Malik rates him very highly, otherwise he won't be coming in at number 6/7..
 
21 first class career wickets before the current match.

In the ongoing match he has 8 wickets already.
 
From what I have seen ,he is definitely a much better bowler than Hammad Azam , he can swing it both ways and bowls around late 120s which is decent considering he is a batting allrounder.
so far his stats are amazing in the ongoing trophy.
 
Please dont hype up these guys....Ali Khan is a brainless slogger and nothing more. And he is a average bowler....
 
From what I have seen ,he is definitely a much better bowler than Hammad Azam , he can swing it both ways and bowls around late 120s which is decent considering he is a batting allrounder.
so far his stats are amazing in the ongoing trophy.

Hammad is far better batsman and even Hammads bowling is better. Ali Khan is overrated...he is only a hitter/slogger
 
Hammad is far better batsman and even Hammads bowling is better. Ali Khan is overrated...he is only a hitter/slogger

Batting wise may be you are right , but from bowling perspective his record speaks for it self. But Hammad overall has alot more potential than him.
 
^ Yes a clean hitter of the ball, but don't know how he handles the extra bounce. Pakistan should arrange a series for the A team before CT.
Rashid Latif allways talks about this lad on TV so there must be somthing he has seen.
 
With due respect....but i feel he is just another trundler with the ball and a bit of slogger with bat nothing special
 
Well that's my point, why are we picking batsman that aren't suited to the lower order. Rather have a slogger there than somebody like Rizwan or haris sohail. Usman Salahuddin was hurt by this in particular
 
Guy is pretty talented. And actually has a decent domestic record unlike guys like Hammad. Saw him play in Faysal Bank.

Wanted this guy at least in our T20 squad by now to see what he's made of.
 
He averages around 43 for a reason along a good avg. of around 30 in T20s. Pretty good LOI player.
 
He's improved his bowling a lot this season, but needs to find more consistency with the bat.

I don't think he's too far away from the Pakistan T20 side though.
 
Guy is pretty talented. And actually has a decent domestic record unlike guys like Hammad. Saw him play in Faysal Bank.

Wanted this guy at least in our T20 squad by now to see what he's made of.

He averages around 43 for a reason along a good avg. of around 30 in T20s. Pretty good LOI player.

We don't want averages, we want runs. And by the look of his record he doesn't score enough of them for the moment.
Need to score some runs before coming in the team.

Bowling wise, the only format in witch his record is good is First Class. The pitches on witch he played his First Class cricket this year (at least) were very bowling friendly as most are in our First Class cricket now. Even Hammad Azam averaged around 9-10 in First Class cricket this year.
 
^his first class bowling average is misleading. Has only taken 41 wickets in 40 games which means he didnt got to bowl in many of those matches. He has bowled ~5 overs per innings yet. Not a regular bowler at all, in LOIs too his bowling is decent at best.
 
WoW we have really low standards these days! the guy isnt averaging in the 30s in our pathetic domestic circuit.
 
WoW we have really low standards these days! the guy isnt averaging in the 30s in our pathetic domestic circuit.

We aren't asking for him in tests, what im asking for is a late order tonker. For that he has really good stats. Especially in t20s, wonderful strike rate , good avg and he hits more 6s than 4s, from the little I have seen of him he is a better feilder than Hammad as well.

Make umar keep , and swap kamran for Ali khan and i reckon you have a near perfect t20 team. Also has good list A stats, definitely one to keep an eye out .


Ill say it again: pick people smartly. Don't do what we did with Usman salhuddin
 
Hes I guess not being given a proper chance even in domestic, needs to bat at like number 6.
 
Hes I guess not being given a proper chance even in domestic, needs to bat at like number 6.

True but I guess they can't drop Malik's brother down the order


Either way he is doing pretty well. His average is 45 now . Definitely a finisher
 
While chasing a modest total of 134 runs, remained not out on 57* and brought his side to victory in what appears difficult batting conditions.
Peoples look for a batting all rounder who could play the "finisher" role at #6 and apart from Hammad Azam, Ali Khan is a strong candidate - bowls some handy medium/fast bowling too.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/match/677769.html
 
Rate this lad very highly.

Great between the wickets and hits some huge sixes
 
saw him in the CL T20 in South Africa, decent lower order batsman but cant bowl.
 
Special cricketer.

Will be a top all rounder for PAK in future.

Hits massive sixes and is a good bowler.
 
Special cricketer.

Will be a top all rounder for PAK in future.

Hits massive sixes and is a good bowler.

He is not even getting a chance he was top player in u19s, just like riaz Afridi was a top bowler , Hammad azam , ehsan adil , anwar ali all standout players at u19 level but they are wasting away in domestic.
Riaz Afridi has already turned obese and is unfit yet he was a decent bowler who could bowl 90mph and give it a good wack with the bat that is raw talent.
 
Just smashed 48(19) with 5 fours and 3 sixes to take Sialkot Stallions to victory after they were restricted to 98/5 against the Larkana Bulls.
 
Just smashed 48(19) with 5 fours and 3 sixes to take Sialkot Stallions to victory after they were restricted to 98/5 against the Larkana Bulls.

yes. at one stage i thought its going to be an upset. but well played Ali Khan
 
This Guy looks Better than Hammad Azam. though I not sure how good his bowling is.

His bowling is just okay. Must be asked to bowl wicket to wicket and get a very little movement or yorkers. This guy is very fit and is an excellent fielder as well while being a good finisher.
 
His bowling is just okay. Must be asked to bowl wicket to wicket and get a very little movement or yorkers. This guy is very fit and is an excellent fielder as well while being a good finisher.

Maybe the allrounder :razzaq we've been seeking for long :13:??
 
Maybe the allrounder :razzaq we've been seeking for long :13:??

Yes I guess. He was hitting it with the wind today and trying to Hit Straight and Flat with Power. His batting against spin is very vefy strong. As I've seen in Domestic T20s he dominates about every spinner. Has a very good hand eye co ordination imo. And today the way he played pace showed that he has improved against faster bowlers as well. Was protecting and taking strike away from Shakeel today who looked like a tail ender with no power game. Another important thing about Ali Khan is ability to find gap. In today's innings he used the gaps very well. Can be a very good 6 to 7.
 
This Guy looks Better than Hammad Azam. though I not sure how good his bowling is.

Just saw him againt Quetta bears and he is just a leg side slogger.A very limited number of shots he can play , if ball is bowl straight he will take a single towards midwicket or play a jhado shot between wide mid on and mid wicket area for big shots.Not a natural timer of the ball but rather depends on power hitting.Almost all his big shots were drag the ball even from 5th to sixth stump and hitting it towards mid wicket.Very weak offside player can't play off side drive or cut shot.
His positive is running between the wicket, During the partnership both haris and always look to take quick singles.
Needs to work on his off side game before he is even considered to play for national team.
Hammad is much better because he has range of shots all aroud the ground.
 
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Well played once again.

He is in contention for selection for t20 squad vs Australia. Also is in Waqar Younis's good books.
 
Ali Khan, why is he not rated as an all rounder?

I have seen this guy, he is descent with the ball, has a side on action therefore gets a fair amount of outswing. Unlike hammad azam, he is nippy, although not very guick but around 135 kph. With the bat he can strike big and I've seen him play some instrumental innings for sialkot stallions. I dont know his stats coz I trust my eyes to gage potential. So why is he never rated or even mentioned as a possible all rounder for the future?
 
Because he has 10 wickets in 52 List A games and 8 in 46 T20 games. You can't be rated an all rounder with that. He can hit a few. But that's it. Can't do much with the ball and not a proper bat either. A true bits and pieces cricketer.
 
Because he has 10 wickets in 52 List A games and 8 in 46 T20 games. You can't be rated an all rounder with that. He can hit a few. But that's it. Can't do much with the ball and not a proper bat either. A true bits and pieces cricketer.

These stats are really surprising. He seems to possess a lot more ability from what I saw of him. He was even hurrying up batsman. The above stats indicate that he doesn't bowl much. A Very similar situation to the one we see with Hammad azam who comes in at 9, far too late for a batsman of his pedigree. I think there is a severe lack of acumen in the think tanks of these domestic sides. They r doing nothing In grooming players for national selection.:iqasim
 
Shoaib Malik spoke about him earlier and hinted that he needs to work on his bowling if he is to be considered a genuine all rounder.

One thing is for sure though, he hits a long cricket ball.
 
Averages 40 with the bat. Strikes at 80+. Very handy bowler. Bowls about 80-83mph. Awesome fielder. Hits the ball a very long way and can also bat to a situation.

Why is he not in the team?!??!!?
 
I was actually surprised at him not being selected for the pentangular cup, where a joker like Zohaib Ahmed made the cut for federal areas. Ali should hv been adjusted in the federal team in place of Zohaib
 
Needs to improve his bowling a lot

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He is a proper powerful hack who bats at 6-7 and can rip apart attacks when in form. Bowls medium fast as well but just average there.
I think he can be useful in t20s and ODIs given Pak dont have a big hitter at 6-7 number.
 
Why was he not selected in PSL? Malik selected every X, Y and Z but not him.
 
He is a proper powerful hack who bats at 6-7 and can rip apart attacks when in form. Bowls medium fast as well but just average there.
I think he can be useful in t20s and ODIs given Pak dont have a big hitter at 6-7 number.

How is he compared to Hammad and Yamin in terms of power hitting skills?
 
How is he compared to Hammad and Yamin in terms of power hitting skills?

From what I have seen, better. But he is still a hack as someone pointed out above. Also a below average medium pacer, but is one of the biggest hitters in Pakistan along with Sharjeel and Maqsood. When this guy hits them, they stay hit.
 
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