Rayyan Pathan (born 6 December 1991) is a Canadian cricketer. He debuted for the Canada national cricket team in 2013. He plays as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.[citation needed]

Rayyan Pathan
Personal information
Full name
Rayyankhan Pathan
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 84)13 March 2013 v Kenya
T20I debut (cap 55)7 November 2021 v Bahamas
Last T20I26 August 2024 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 1 14
Runs scored 2 477
Batting average 2.00 39.75
100s/50s 0/0 1/3
Top score 2 107*
Balls bowled 36 12
Wickets 2 0
Bowling average 25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/50
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2024

Pathan was born in Toronto.[1] He represented the Canada Under-19s at the 2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland, following in the footsteps of his older brother Riyaz "Rizzy" Pathan who played at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Pathan made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Kenya in March 2013.[1]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[3][4] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[5] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[6]

In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[7]

In September 2021, he played for Biratnagar Warriors in Nepal's franchise league Everest Premier League. [8]

In October 2021, he was named in Canada's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[9] He made his T20I debut on 7 November 2021, for Canada against the Bahamas.[10] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[11]

Pathan also played in the 2023 Global T20 Canada, as a member of the Vancouver Knights team.

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rayyan Pathan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ Desai, Varun (29 September 2021). "Rayyan Pathan - from ordinary to extraordinary". Wickets. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Rayyan Khan Pathan of Canada to play EPL from Biratnagar". Scriling. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2nd Match, North Sound, Nov 7 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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