Mike Hesson: “Usman Khan plays spin well”
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Pakistan limited overs head coach Mike Hesson has praised batsman Usman Khan, branding him as a good player of spin.
Usman was overlooked for Pakistan’s 2025 Asia Cup campaign, but returned for their last two T20I assignments.
In the three-match series against South Africa, he scored 18 runs at an average of 18 and a strike-rate of 94.73.
As for the T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, the 30-year-old finished with 78 runs in five games at an average of 78 and a strike-rate of 125.80.
“Usman Khan plays spin well,” Hesson was quoted as saying by A Sports.
Usman just finished playing in the President’s Cup Grade-I (1-Day) tournament and accumulated 293 runs in six games for Sahir Associates, which included a century and a fifty, at an average of 58.60.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which will take place in Dambulla from January 7 t0 11.
Pakistan Squad for Sri Lanka T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq