Babar Zaman[a] (born 16 September 1966) is a former Pakistani cricketer with a career spanning over 16 years, having played for several cricket teams, most notably Lahore and Pakistan International Airlines from 1985-1986 to 1999-2000.[1]
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| Full name | Babar Zaman Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1966 Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Humayun Zaman (uncle) Imran Khan (cousin) Majid Khan (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBabar Zaman Khan was born in Rawalpindi on 16 September 1966 into a Burki Pashtun family to Javed Zaman and Faryal.[2] His father, Javed Zaman, was a first-class cricketer. Babar's uncles, Fawad Zaman and Humayun Zaman, also played first class cricket. All three brothers represented Lahore Gymkhana Club with distinction.[3]
Career
editZaman made his List A debut for Lahore City against Pakistan Automobiles Corporation in the 1985–86 Wills Cup.[4] He later played senior domestic cricket mainly for Lahore, Pakistan University Grants Commission and Pakistan International Airlines.[5][6] His first-class career ran from 1986/87 to 1999/00, while his List A career spanned from 1985/86 to 1999/00.[7]
One of Zaman's earliest notable first-class innings came in the 1988–89 BCCP Patron's Trophy, when he scored 79 for Lahore City against Rawalpindi, which at that stage was his highest first-class score.[8] In one-day cricket, his highest score was an unbeaten 110 for Lahore City against Water and Power Development Authority in the 1987–88 Wills Cup, an innings which remained his only List A century.[9] Late in his career, he produced one of his best all-round performances against the touring Zimbabweans at Gaddafi Stadium in December 1998, scoring 46 in the first innings and taking 4 for 47 in the second innings as Lahore City won by one wicket.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Babar Zaman profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Salim Parvez (January 2024). "Lasting Legacy of Javed Zaman Khan". Cricket World. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket'". Pakistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Lahore City v Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Wills Cup 1985/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Babar Zaman profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Babar Zaman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Babar Zaman debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rawalpindi v Lahore City, BCCP Patron's Trophy 1988/89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lahore City v Water and Power Development Authority, Wills Cup 1987/88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lahore City v Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe in Pakistan 1998/99". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 May 2026.