Imran Jan

{{short description|Trinidadian cricketer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Imran Jan | image = | fullname = Imran Haniff Jan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Mafeking, Trinidad and Tobago | nickname = | heightm = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm off spin | role = All-rounder | family = Asif Jan (twin brother) | international = | odidebutdate = | odidebutyear = | odidebutagainst = | odicap = | lastodidate = | lastodiyear = | lastodiagainst = | club1 = Trinidad and Tobago | year1 = 2000–2005 | date = 27 December | year = 2015 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45008/45008.html CricketArchive }} '''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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/12/12367/12367.html Imran Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12366/12366.html Asif Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref> He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in January 2000, playing against Guyana in the 1999–00 Busta Cup.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/12/12367/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Imran Jan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref> 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).<ref>[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.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/74/74017.html Trinidad and Tobago v West Indies B], Busta Cup 2001/02 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref> 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.<ref>[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.</ref> 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.<ref>[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.</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==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]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jan, Imran}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:People from Mayaro–Rio Claro Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricket coaches Category:Trinidad and Tobago cricketers Category:Trinidad and Tobago people of Indian descent Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent