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Zahoor Khan

Emirati cricketer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ28341374 ↗
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Zahoor Khan (Urdu: ظہور خان; born 25 May 1989) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.

International career

Khan made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge on 16 January 2017. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland on 24 January 2017. On 2 March 2017, he took 6 wickets for 34 runs against Ireland, which were the best ODI figures by an Emirati bowler.

In January 2018, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in the UAE's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. In December 2018, he was named in the UAE's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in his country's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. In December 2020, he was among the ten cricketers who were awarded a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.

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“Zahoor Khan” enters the record as emirati cricketer. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Zahoor, Khan and Emirati can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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