{"id":80756,"date":"2023-05-28T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T02:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=80756"},"modified":"2023-05-28T02:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:42:33","slug":"usman-khan-dreams-of-playing-for-uae-over-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/usman-khan-dreams-of-playing-for-uae-over-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Usman Khan dreams of playing for UAE over Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, May 27TH (Online): Pakistan-born hard-hitting batter Usman Khan has once again reiterated his desire of representing UAE internationally than the country of his birth.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old moved to UAE after failing to catch the eye of important figures in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a fact not lost on him.<br \/>\nIn Pakistan I felt like nobody was looking to me and I wasn\u2019t getting a chance, so I wanted to go somewhere else for an opportunity, Usman said to UAE\u2019s The National News.<\/p>\n<p>My dream is not to play for Pakistan. My dream is to play for UAE. I am working hard to do that, he added further during the interview.<br \/>\nWhile he was making a name for himself in UAE, Usman Khan was relatively unknown in Pakistan until the 2023 Pakistan Super League.<\/p>\n<p>Usman gained notoriety when he smashed a 36-ball century against Quetta Gladiators, the fastest ever in the tournament\u2019s history.<br \/>\nHis ultra-aggressive approach and the new PCB management\u2019s desire for Pakistan to play fearless cricket led to speculation that Pakistan may hand him a callup.<\/p>\n<p>The Karachi-born Usman has now put those fantasies to rest.<br \/>\nICC has three-year criteria before eligibility is granted to a player with Usman set to complete his later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, May 27TH (Online): Pakistan-born hard-hitting batter Usman Khan has once again reiterated his desire of representing UAE internationally than the country of his birth. 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