It’s third time lucky for Khan
JUNAID Khan believes previous J UN AID Khan experience believes of Lancashire previous experience life will of prove Lancashire crucial life as will he bids prove to crucial secure as his he first piece bids to of secure NatWest his T 20 first Blast piece silver ware of NatWest with T 20 the Blast county. silver ware with the The county. 27-year-old is in his The third 27-spell year-a told is in Emirates his third spell Old Trafford, at having Emirates helped Old Trafford, Lightning having helped reach Finals Day Lightning in 2011 reach before Finals leaving Day in 2011 for before international leaving for duty and returning international to play duty in and 2014. returning He is to a play popular in figure 2014. He with is fans, a popular team-figure mates with fans, and coaches team-mates a like. and coaches“I’ m very alike. happy to be“back I’ m very at Lancashire happy to this be back summer at Lancashire for the T20 this summer Blast ,” said for the the Pakistan T 20 Blast ,” left-said arm the quick. Pakistan left-arm quick. “I loved playing here in “2011 I loved and playing 2014, and here hopefully in 2011 and we 2014, can do and well hopefully again we this can year. do well “It’ s again definitely this year. nice to come “It’ s into definitely the changing nice to room come and into know the changing some of room the and players know already. some of“the It was players good already. to see some “It was familiar good faces to see when some familiar I arrived. faces I think that when helps I arrived. me perform I think better that helps when me I’ m perform comfortable better when I’m with who I’ m comfortable playing with. with who I’ m“When playing I was with. herein 2011, “When Glen I was Chapple here in was 2011, a Glen player Chap plea nd now he’s was a the player coach. and now he’s “He’s the doing coach. a really good “He’ s job doing here-a the really players good job like here playing-the for him. players He’ s like a legend playing of for the him. club .” He’ s a legend of the Not club .” surprisingly, Ju na id Not surprisingly, is full of confidence Ju na id is full at of the moment. confidence at the moment. He was an integral part He of was Pakistan’ s an integral surprise part of Pakistan’ s Champions Trophy surprise win Champions in June, claiming Trophy win eight in June, wickets from claiming four eight matches wickets and being from four named matches in the and ICC’s being team named of in the the tournament ICC’ s team of as the a result. tournament as a result.
“It’s great to come into the T20 having won the Champions Trophy with Pakistan this summer,” he said.
“It was a great competition to be part of and a dream to win it.
“I’m happy with the way I bowled, and hopefully I can help Lancashire to success.
“We have a good side, and I think we’ve got all bases covered. We’ re“We’ re a powerful a powerful batting side with good bowling options.
“I would love to win this trophy for the first time.