Dara Bashir Khan (born 1 May 1960,
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
,
Sindh
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) is a Pakistani former
first-class cricket
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er.
He played thirteen
first-class cricket
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matches for several domestic sides in Pakistan between 1977 and 1984.
He also represented
Pakistan national under-19 cricket team
Pakistan Under-19 cricket team are twice (2004 and 2006) Cricket World Champions at the under-19 level. Their second win made them the first, and to date only, back-to-back champions. They are also 3 time runners-up ( 1988, 2010 & 2014) and hav ...
.
Early life and education
Dara Bashir Khan was born on 1 May 1960 in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
,
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
. He was educated at
Habib Public School
Habib Public School is a school based in Karachi. It is situated in Sultanabad, M.T Khan road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Admission
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.
Career
Khan began his career with the
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines ( ur, ; abbreviated PIA, ur, ) is an international airline that serves as the national flag carrier of Pakistan under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation. It ...
(PIA), where he played
first-class cricket
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from the 1979/80 season until 1983/84.
He also made
List A cricket
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appearances for PIA during the 1980/81 season.
From there, he moved to
Karachi Blues
Karachi cricket teams competed in the Pakistani first-class cricket tournaments the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1953-54 to 2018-19. Beginning with the 2019-20 season, the city of Karachi has been represented in the Quaid-e-Azam Tr ...
to continue playing first-class cricket for the 1983/84 season.
His subsequent career saw him playing List A for the
Pakistan Automobiles Corporation from the 1986/87 to 1987/88 seasons.
Earlier, he also played the Under-19 Test cricket for Pakistan Under-19s during the 1978/79 season.
During his first-class career, Khan played 13 matches, scoring 78 runs with a high score of 45, and took 20 wickets with a best performance of 4-59.
In his List A career, he played five matches, scored two runs, and took eight wickets with a best of 3-24.
As a part of the Pakistan Under-19s, Khan played five matches, scoring 15 runs and taking 12 wickets with a best bowling figure of 3-17.
See also
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List of Pakistan Automobiles Corporation cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class or List A matches for Pakistan Automobiles Corporation cricket team. The team played 83 first-class matches between 1983 and 1993 and 69 List A matches between 1984 and 1993. Seasons gi ...
References
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Living people
1960 births
Pakistani cricketers
Karachi Blues cricketers
Pakistan Automobiles Corporation cricketers
Pakistan International Airlines cricketers
Cricketers from Karachi
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