USA's express spearhead and trailblazer — the first American man to earn CPL and IPL contracts. Genuine pace and a lethal yorker make him the Knight Riders' enforcer.
Pull it in a LAKR pack · from $45Sold only in packs: every card in a pack is a random player from the squad.Pakistan-born tape-ball quick who became the first American picked in the IPL and a USA and Knight Riders regular.
2015 — 2026 · in 3 chaptersFound at a 2015 ICC Americas trial, he joined Trinbago Knight Riders and took 16 wickets in their 2018 title run.
2 moments ▾Raised on tape-ball cricket in Fateh Jang, Pakistan, he had no organised hard-ball experience before a 2015 ICC Americas trial in Indianapolis, where selectors noticed his yorkers.
ESPNcricinfoBrought to Trinbago Knight Riders after Dwayne Bravo recommended him, he took 16 wickets in their 2018 title-winning campaign.
ESPNcricinfoHe starred at World Cricket League Division Two, made his ODI debut in April 2019 and was picked by Kolkata in 2020.
3 moments ▾At Windhoek he took 5 for 46 from 10 overs as USA beat Namibia by 2 wickets. Wikipedia gives 5 for 63, so the figures and date (21 or 22 April) conflict.
Emerging CricketHe made his ODI debut on 27 April 2019 in the third-place playoff of the World Cricket League Division Two, a tournament where he was the leading wicket-taker with 17.
WikipediaKolkata added him in September 2020 as a replacement for the injured Harry Gurney, making him the first American in the IPL. He did not play a match.
Arab NewsHe played in the first MLC season for Los Angeles, was named in USA's 2026 World Cup squad and was part of the Knight Riders' title-winning squad.
3 moments ▾He turned out for Los Angeles Knight Riders in the inaugural 2023 Major League Cricket season.
WikipediaHe was one of 15 players in the USA squad announced on 30 January 2026, led by Monank Patel.
ICCPages opened show him in the XI against Washington (6 off 5) and bowling 0.1 over for 1 run in the win over Texas on 12 July; he is outside the top-20 wicket-takers. Full season figures not found. LAKR won the title, beating Washington by 1 run in the final on 18 July.
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