Full name Aysha Naushad Khan Role Cricket Player Name Aysha Khan | Bowling style Right-arm medium Batting style Right-handed | |
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Born 4 September 1999 (age 24) ( 1999-09-04 ) Kerala, India | ||
Aysha Naushad Khan (born 4 Sep 1999, Kerala, India) is a United Arab Emirates woman cricketer notable for playing professionally at a young age. She was born in Kerala, India. She made her debut in UAE Women's Team on 5 October 2010 against Bhutan at Singapore. She is a Right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium-fast. She has represented UAE in both Women's and Under-19.
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Early life
Aysha Naushad, second child of Naushad Khan and Mallika Naushad, was born into The Kavanavallil Family in Kollam, Kerala but was brought up in UAE where her father works as a General Manager in RPCL. She studies in Indian High School, Ras Al Khaimah. She started playing cricket with her brother Akhil Naushad who has represented first class cricket and a badminton national player. She started representing the UAE Women's Cricket team when she was 11 years old.
International Cricket
Naushad Khan became a member of the United Arab Emirates women's national cricket team as a Medium-Fast bowler in 2010. Playing Cricket as hobby, she made her first debut against Bhutan at Singapore in 2010. Being just 11 years old, she was recognized for her performance in the Practice sessions held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. As the Youngest of the Players of that time, she made herself into the top list among consistent players and caught the eyes of the selectors. While in Singapore representing UAE, she was consistent in the field marking her first debut in International Cricket. Being a specialized bowler, she also contributed her batting skills that added up the total strength of the team. She represents UAE in both the Under-19 and women's category. On June 24, 2011 Sharjah Cricket Council honoured its top performers and teams during the season 2010 and 2011 through a colourful award ceremony held at the Ramada Hotel in Ajman, where she was given a special award for her outstanding performance in 2010 and 2011.
Gulf Cup 2014
Aysha played in the Gulf Women's T20 Cricket Championship, 2014 representing the United Arab Emirates Cricket Team as a main bowler. UAE clinched the inaugural Gulf Women's T20 Cricket Championship at the verdant Al Emarat ground in Muscat, Oman. UAE beat Kuwait by 49 runs in the Final, after scoring 122 for 6 . Aysha bagged 13 wickets giving 65 runs. She also scored 71 runs throughout the tournament.
Gulf Cup 2015
Aysha represented the UAE Women's Cricket Team for the second time in the Gulf Women's T20 Cricket Championship, 2015 held in Qatar as the opening bowler to the team. The UAE team successfully defended their title in the T20 competition after beating hosts Qatar by five wickets in Doha. Aysha accounted for three opening wickets in her three overs leaking four runs in the final match. She bagged a total of 14 wickets giving away 60 runs in the tournament and also contributed 64 runs from bats. UAE remained unbeaten in the tournament with five straight wins.