Dilbar Hussain (born 20 February 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 25 January 2020, for the Melbourne Stars in the 2019–20 Big Bash League season.[2] He was brought into the team's squad as a replacement for Haris Rauf, who was called up for international duty with Pakistan.[3][4]
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| Born | 20 February 1993 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Southern Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was part of the Lahore Qalandars development squad after previously working on agricultural land in his village near Faisalabad. He impressed Qalandars coach Aaqib Javed in his first hard ball game in Faisalabad, Punjab in 2018 and toured Australia with the Qalandars development squad in the same year.[5] He made his first-class debut on 31 October 2020, for Southern Punjab, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[6]
Early life edit
Born in a village of Tehsil Jaranwala Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan, he used to work on his agricultural land there before getting his first professional cricket contract.[7] His father is a farmer.
References edit
- ^ "Dilbar Hussain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "(D/N)Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 25 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Stars pluck out Dilbar Hussain as Haris Rauf replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Dilbar Hussain becomes second Qalandar after Haris Rauf to signed with BBL side Melbourne Stars". Geo TV. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Stars pluck out Dilbar Hussain as Haris Rauf replacement".
- ^ "4th Match, Karachi, Oct 31 - Nov 3 2020, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Faizan Lakhani (21 December 2018), "Qalandars signs three rookies from player development program", Geo.Tv. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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