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Full name Arshad Khan
Born March 22, 1971, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Current age 37 years 204 days
Major teams Pakistan, Allied Bank, ICL Pakistan XI, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore Badshahs, Pakistan Railways, Peshawar Cricket Association
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

5.16

168

18.45

ODIs

133

12.09

217

61.29

First-class

178

233

2553

79*

12.89

List A

161

568

35*

10.92

Twenty20

6.50

108.33

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

2538

960

5/38

7/92

30.00

2.26

79.3

ODIs

2823

1948

4/33

34.78

4.14

50.4

First-class

178

33128

13739

576

8/80

23.85

2.48

57.5

List A

161

8166

5194

187

5/21

27.77

3.81

43.6

Twenty20

190

236

2/40

33.71

7.45

27.1

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v West Indies at Peshawar, Nov 17-20, 1997 scorecard

Last Test

India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 24-28, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 1, 1993 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v India at Rawalpindi, Feb 11, 2006 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1988/89

Last First-class

Sind v North West Frontier Province-Baluchistan at Karachi, Apr 9-11, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1990/91

Last List A

Peshawar Panthers v Sialkot Stallions at Karachi, Mar 12, 2007 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Hyderabad Hawks v Peshawar Panthers at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Karachi Dolphins v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Dec 25, 2006 scorecard

For two reasons, Arshad Khan shouldn't really be an offspinner; one, he is from Peshawar, traditional home for fast bowlers and two, he is tall enough to be one. But unlike the recent vintage of Pakistani off-spinners - with Saqlain Mushtaq as prototype - he not only has a refreshingly conventional action, he possesses too, a conventional approach to his art. He was initially picked to play against the West Indies in 1997-98 and has since developed into a steady, generally restrictive bowler, reliant on bounce and on certain pitches, significant turn. A year after his debut he took 5-38 and helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the Asian Test Championship final at Dhaka. He was then in and out of the Test side till 2001, when, after a Test against England, he was overlooked for a further four years. But a strong showing in Pakistan's domestic championship earned him a recall for Pakistan's tour of India in 2005. He was only picked for one Test, the final one in Bangalore, but like most of his team-mates, played a pivotal role, picking up two crucial wickets in the second innings including that of Rahul Dravid. He captained Peshawar Panthers to victory in the ABN-AMRO Cup Gold League in 2007. He may have ended all hopes of a Pakistan comeback by signing with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. (February 2008).

Feb 6, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar fell to Arshad Khan © AFP

Mar 31, 2001

Members of the Pakistan cricket team enjoy a game of cards © AFP

Dec 1, 2000

Ashley Giles flights a ball to Arshad Khan © AFP

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