Usman Qadir


Hafiz Usman Abdul Qadir Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He has played domestically for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd., the Lahore Eagles, the Western Australia cricket team, and the Perth Scorchers and was also part of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Personal life

Usman Qadir is the son of Abdul Qadir, one of Pakistan's foremost leg spinners. His uncle, Ali Bahadur, and brothers, Imran, Rehman, and Sulaman Qadir have all also played first-class cricket.
He's the brother-in-law of international cricketer Umar Akmal, who married his sister Noor Amna in 2014.
In May 2018 he married stage and film actress Sobia Khan, born in Karachi but performing stage in Lahore, who has also done some Pashto movies.

Domestic career

In November,Usman Qadir acha was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China which won a bronze medal by beating Sri Lanka in the 3rd place playoffs.
Encouraged to come to Australia by Darren Berry, he played for the Adelaide Cricket Club in South Australia in the 2012–13 season. In September 2018, Qadir signed a contract to represent the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League as an overseas player. Despite not being offered an initial state contract, on 26 September 2018, Qadir made his debut for Western Australia against Victoria in the 2018-19 JLT One-Day Cup. He assisted Western Australia to the victory, taking 3/50. Later that same day, Qadir cited his intentions to gain Australian citizenship and represent Australia at the 2020 ICC World Twenty20. He stated “I want to play for Australia definitely, 100 per cent.”

International career

In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International squad for their series against Australia, but he did not play. In January 2020, he was again named in Pakistan's T20I squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh.