Kabir Khan (cricketer)

Mohammad Kabir Khan (), born April 12, 1974 in Peshawar, is a Pakistani cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for the Pakistan national cricket team. He was the coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team, before resiging his post citing interference with the Afghanistan board management.

Playing career

A seam bowler with considerable pace, Khan first played on the Sri Lankan tour of 1994-95, and made sporadic one-day appearances for the next six years. However, he never established a long-term role in the side, having only participated in ten One Day International, finding it tough to break into a Pakistan side sporting both Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. This was despite a respectable bowling average of just over 25. Khan ended up playing 5 Test matches and 10 One Day Internationals for Pakistan.

He still plays league cricket in the United Kingdom, currently for Stirling County Cricket Club in Scotland as the club's professional.

Coaching career

After retiring from first-class cricket last in 2005, Kabir became the coach of the Habib Bank Limited cricket team side and after gaining experience there, he coached the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Khan is a highly qualifed ECB Level 3 coach.

Khan was the coach of Afghanistan national cricket team and guided them from the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, thorough Division Four and Division Three to One Day International status during the 2009 ICC......
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