Bilal Khan is a cricketer who was born in Pakistan and has been playing for the Oman national cricket team since 2015. He was born on April 10, 1987. This fast bowler bowls with his left arm. At both the 2016 and 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cups, he was the representative of Oman. Peshawar, Pakistan is the city where Khan was born. In 2011, he relocated to Oman to find employment in Muscat.
Between the years 2007 and 2009, Khan was a member of Peshawar. He played first-class cricket for Peshawar. His performance in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League, in which he was a member of Chattogram Challengers, earned him the distinction of being one of the greatest wicket-takers in the competition. He grabbed 15 wickets in only 13 matches. After fulfilling his residence for four years, Khan became eligible to play for Oman in the year 2015. In the Twenty20 International match that took place on November 21, 2015, he made his debut for Oman against Hong Kong.
With seven wickets, he came out on top as the most successful wicket-taker throughout the series. The announcement that he will be a part of Oman’s team for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two event came forward in January of 2018. It was on February 8, 2018, that he made his debut for Oman in the List A. The announcement that he will be a member of Oman’s team for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier competition came in August of 2018. In the course of the competition, he was the most successful wicket-taker for Oman, with 10 dismissals occurring over five matches.
For the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three event, he was a part of the Oman team that competed in the tournament. Before the competition, he was identified as the player in Oman’s team who should be watched closely. He ended the competition with twelve wickets in five matches, which earned him the title of player of the series. He also finished as the highest wicket-taker in the event. The announcement that he will be a member of Oman’s squad for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup came in December of 2018.
Bilal Khan Biography
| Name | Bilal Khan |
| Full Name | Bilal Khan |
| Date of Birth | 10 April 1987 |
| Place of Birth | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Omani |
| Father’s Name | Omer Khan |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Nabeela |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | Arsalan Omer Khan, Ibrahim Omer Khan |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium |
| ODI Debut | April 27, 2019 vs. Namibia |
| Test Debut | NA |
| T20 Debut | November 21, 2015 vs. Hong Kong |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
The announcement of his inclusion in Oman’s squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two competition in Namibia came in March of this year. This resulted in Oman achieving One Day International (ODI) status as a result of their finish in the top four of the competition. In the last match of the tournament, which took place on April 27, 2019, Khan made his first appearance for Oman in a One-Day International. The announcement that he will be part of Oman’s team for the 2019 ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier event came in September of this year.
The tournament’s top wicket-taker, he had eighteen dismissals in nine matches, making him the most successful player overall. It was announced in September 2021 that he would be a part of Oman’s side that would compete in the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup. Thereafter, the International Cricket Council (ICC) designated him as the most important player on Oman’s team. During the first match of the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, which took place in March 2022, Khan not only grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul in a One-Day International (ODI) match, but he also took five wickets in 9.5 overs.
Khan is one of the older gentlemen of Oman cricket, and even though he is 37 years old, he will not let that stop him from seizing the new ball or rushing in at the latter end of any of their four Group B matches. Since he left his home in Pakistan and moved to a new life across the Gulf of Oman in 2010, he has been working for the tournament that will take place in the United States of America and the West Indies. He has been working toward this event throughout his whole career.
After making appearances in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2016 and 2021, Khan will be participating in this tournament for the third time. However, this will be the first time that he will bowl in a Test country other than Bangladesh. Bilal Khan is a cricket player who is based in Oman and is considered to be one of the torchbearers of the sport in that nation. This is the tale of Bilal, who was born in Pakistan, and how he triumphed above his surroundings.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 45 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 3.75 | 69 | 43.47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 6* | 3.50 | 51 | 54.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| FC | 6 | 10 | 3 | 85 | 20 | 12.14 | 83 | 102.40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 31 | 12 | 77 | 26 | 4.05 | 146 | 52.73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| T20s | 104 | 33 | 20 | 39 | 6* | 3.00 | 61 | 63.93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 45 | 45 | 2346 | 1969 | 95 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 20.72 | 5.03 | 24.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 79 | 78 | 1698 | 1919 | 110 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 17.44 | 6.78 | 15.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 6 | 7 | 642 | 352 | 11 | 4/63 | 4/63 | 32.00 | 3.28 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 65 | 3300 | 2626 | 130 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 20.20 | 4.77 | 25.3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| T20s | 104 | 103 | 2237 | 2608 | 138 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 18.89 | 6.99 | 16.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Currently, he is interested in seeing the introduction of Test cricket in his nation, with the assistance of Duleep Mendes, a coach from Sri Lanka, who will assist Oman in expanding its cricketing horizons. During an interview with Abdullah Al Mehdi of The Daily Star, Bilal, who is now playing for Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), discussed his transition from Pakistan to Oman’s cricket. He had previously played for Chattogram Challengers.
With the assistance of four four-wicket hauls and five instances when he got five wickets in an innings, Bilal has played 45 one-day internationals for Oman and taken 95 wickets. He has maintained an economy rate of 5.03 and a bowling strike rate of 24.6. The left-arm bowler had a strike rate of 15.4 and scalped 107 wickets in 76 Twenty20 Internationals. He allowed runs at a rate of just 6.67 runs per inning. He had three four-wicket hauls in Twenty20 Internationals. In an interview with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Bilal referred to the Twenty20 World Cup that is now taking place as the most significant moment of his career.
He added that the playing conditions in the West Indies are extremely comparable to those in Oman because of the hot weather and the wickets that are playable in that region. Because even Papua New Guinea gave West Indies a run for their money in Guyana, he did not completely rule out the potential of shocks occurring in Twenty20 cricket. Bilal Khan, the main pacer for Oman, provided his side a solid start by dismissing Michael van Lingen, the opener for Namibia, in the Twenty20 World Cup 2024 match that is now taking place.
