Ali Khan becomes the first USA Cricketer in IPL

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Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in Ali Khan from the USA as a replacement for fast-bowler Harry Gurney. 29-year-old Khan will be the first player from the USA to feature in the IPL.

He is replacing Gurney who pulled out of the IPL season and England’s Vitality Blast last month owing to a shoulder injury.

The Dinesh Karthik captained KKR will now have fast bowler Ali Khan. Along with him Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddharth. Also Chris Green, Tom Banton and Nikhil Naik as the new inclusions in the side.

The fast bowler has been a part of CPL 2020 winners Trinbago Knight Riders. Which is a sister franchise of IPL’s KKR. The lanky bowler has been among the best bowlers in the recently concluded league. He bagged eight wickets with an economy rate of 7.43.

He is known for his speed that is 140 kph speed. And he pulls perfect yorkers during the slog overs. Khan broke into the T20 leagues scene in 2018. When he was picked up by Dwayne Bravo at the Global T20 Canada.

The former Trinbago skipper took him to the CPL where Khan managed to get 16 wickets in 12 games he played. Eventually, Khan played for Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League as well.His big break on the T20-league stage came in 2018, after he was spotted by the then Trinbago captain Bravo at the Global T20 Canada.

Bravo brought him to the CPL, and in that debut season Khan took 16 wickets in 12 matches. Which was the second-most among fast bowlers across teams. Since then, he has had stints in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Pakistan Super League as well.