Player Profile

Athar Ali Khan

Bangladesh

Personal Information
BornFebruary 10, 1962 (62 years)
Birth PlaceDacca
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm medium
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
FormatCurrent RankBest Rank
Test----
ODI----
T20I----

Batting Career Summary

FormatMInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test-------------
ODI191915328229.5694556.3--3463
T20-------------
IPL-----0.0-0.0-----

Bowling Career Summary

FormatMInnBRunsWicketsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5w10w
Test------/--/------
ODI191542036562/332/335.2160.8370.0--
T20------/--/------
IPL------/--/------

Profile Summary

Known more for his television commentary than his cricketing days, Athar Ali Khan was a middle order batsman capable of also bowling slowish medium pace. He represented Bangladesh for close to a decade and was a pivotal man in their national setup. In ODIs, Athar’s numbers didn’t inspire confidence, but it was also a time when Bangladesh were an Associate nation. As a result, they played more unofficial games in the shorter format against fellow Associates. Having started out as a middle order batsman, Athar switched to opening the batting towards the latter part of his career.

Predominantly a shorter format player, he barely played any First-class cricket and his natural free-stroking style of play probably didn’t sync with the format. After retirement, he quickly slipped to being a television commentator and has been active in the field for over a decade.

Written by Hariprasad Sadanandan