Moin Khan

Moin Khan Biography

Full name Mohammad Moin Khan

Born September 23, 1971, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 40 years 76 days

Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeepe

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	69	104	8	2741	137	28.55	5362	51.11	4	15	334	27	128	20
ODIs	219	183	41	3266	72*	23.00	4017	81.30	0	12	218	61	214	73
First-class	206	297	30	8189	200*	30.67			14	40			495	58
List A	357	281	68	5998	174	28.15			4	22			337	139
Twenty20	5	5	0	221	112	44.20	141	156.73	1	0	20	7	1	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	219	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	206		60	81	2	2/78		40.50	8.10	30.0		0	0
List A	357	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Renowned for his combative skills, Moin Khan has spent most of his career slugging it out with Rashid Latif for the keeper's gloves. His batting ability has generally kept him in front although Latif is a better keeper. An effective rather than stylish batsman, Moin relishes a crisis and has held together Pakistan's lower order time and again. His quick feet and improvisation are even more productive in one-day cricket where he scores at speed. Behind the stumps, he is the chirpiest of keepers and the stump mike has revealed his full repertoire to the world. "Well bowled" and "shabash" are his most familiar soundbites. As captain, Moin struggled to get his way amid Pakistan's incessant in-fighting and was too defensive, as when England triumphed in the gloom of Karachi. Moin played through most of the 2003-04 season, missing only the last two Tests against India due to injury. However, his wicketkeeping form wasn't entirely convincing, and with Kamran Akmal staking a strong claim, Moin's days as an international cricketer might be drawing to a close.

Moin Khan