T20 World Cup 2024 Showcases Talent Of Pakistan-Born Players For Other Nations

Pakistan has been an accomplished cricket nation for years. Just like India, the craze for the sport is huge in the country and millions of kids dream of representing their national team.

But many fail to represent Pakistan at the highest level and move away to a different country and represent them. In the upcoming T20 World Cup, we are set to witness a lot of Pakistan-born players who will play for a different country.

Several Pakistan-origin players are set to feature in the T20 World Cup 2024 for teams other than Pakistan. Let's take a closer look at some of these lesser-known talents who will represent various nations in the tournament.

Kaleem Sana Rahman, originally from Pakistan, made his first-class debut in 2008 and later moved to Canada. He has since become a key player for Canada's T20I team.

He came to Canada due to limited opportunities in Pakistan and has shown his worth. He leads Canada's pace attack with 27 wickets in 16 T20I matches.

Oman also boasts several Pakistani-origin players. Bilal Khan is a veteran of the Oman cricket team with over 100 international wickets. He made his international debut in 2018 and has been a consistent performer since.

Aqib Ilyas (Oman)

Aqib Ilyas, the current captain, is another crucial player for Oman. He has scored 1176 runs in 48 T20I matches. He moved to Oman as an infant and has been instrumental in Oman's cricketing success.

Riazat Ali Shah (Uganda)

Uganda will feature Riazat Ali Shah, who moved to Uganda from Pakistan at the age of 16. Riazat has been a key player for Uganda, especially in their successful World Cup qualifiers. He has amassed 1212 runs in 57 matches for Uganda and is a vital part of their batting lineup.

Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

Zeeshan Maqsood, former captain of Oman, has scored 1295 runs in 65 T20I matches. His leadership and performance have been crucial for Oman but he will play only as a batter this time.

Ali Khan (USA)

Former Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Ali Khan was born in Attock in Pakistan. The 33-year-old has been representing USA for some time now. The pacer made his T20I debut in 2021 and has 9 wickets in eight matches so far.

Shayan Jahangir (USA)

Shayan Jahangir is another player who has an ODI century for the USA. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was born in Karachi and made his ODI debut in 2022. His T20I debut came against Bangladesh this year. Known as a hard hitter, Jahangir will be aiming to showcase his batting prowess in the World Cup.

Saad Bin Zafar (Canada)

Saad Bin Zafar is the current Canada captain. The 37-year-old was born in Punjab province of Pakistan and has played 12 ODIs and 38 T20Is for Canada. Zafar is an all-rounder who bowls left-arm spin.

Junaid Siddiqui (Canada)

Junaid Siddiqui was born in Karachi. The 39-year-old has played 8 ODIs and 20 T20Is for Canada. He is mainly a leg-break bowler who can bat as well.

Pakistan-origin players in T20 WC 2024

Saqib Zulfiqar (Netherlands), Safyaan Sharif (Scotland)