Imran Jan
{{short description|Trinidadian cricketer (born 1979)}}
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| fullname = Imran Haniff Jan
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| birth_place = Mafeking, Trinidad and Tobago
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off spin
| role = All-rounder
| family = Asif Jan (twin brother)
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| club1 = Trinidad and Tobago
| year1 = 2000–2005
| date = 27 December
| year = 2015
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45008/45008.html CricketArchive
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Imran Haniff Jan (born 11 February 1979) is a former Trinidadian cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket. He was an all-rounder who bowled right-arm off spin and batted left-handed.
Early life and career
Jan and his twin brother, Asif, were born in the village of Mafeking, in Trinidad's Mayaro district.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/12/12367/12367.html Imran Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12366/12366.html Asif Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016. He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in January 2000, playing against Guyana in the 1999–00 Busta Cup.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/12/12367/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Imran Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016. Jan had his breakout season during the 2001–02 Busta Cup, scoring 528 runs from seven matches to finish as his team's leading run-scorer (and fourth in the competition).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Busta_Cup_2001-02/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 2001/02 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016. Opening the batting with Andy Jackson against West Indies B, he scored what was to be his only first-class century, 110 runs from 199 balls.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/74/74017.html Trinidad and Tobago v West Indies B], Busta Cup 2001/02 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016. Jan scored 563 runs from eight matches in the 2002–03 Busta Cup, the seventh-most in the competition and behind only Daren Ganga for Trinidad and Tobago.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Carib_Beer_Cup_2002-03/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 2001/02 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016. As a bowler, his best performance came in the 2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition, where he took 13 wickets from seven matches to finish as the competition's leading wicket-taker.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Regional_One_Day_Tournament_2004-05/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Regional One Day Tournament 2004/05 (ordered by wickets)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
On 21 August 2021, he was appointed as the head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2021 Caribbean Premier League, as Brendon McCullum was unavailable for the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/brendon-mccullum-unavailable-for-cpl-2021-imran-jan-appointed-trinbago-knight-riders-head-coach-407580/amp |title=Brendon McCullum 'unavailable' for CPL 2021, Imran Jan appointed Trinbago Knight Riders head coach |access-date=22 August 2021 |work=WioNews}}
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45008/45008.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52218.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]
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Category:People from Mayaro–Rio Claro
Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricket coaches
Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricketers
Category:Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian people
Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent
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