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12 Facts About Moin Khan

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Muhammad Moin Khan is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach, and former cricketer, primarily a wicket-keeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004.

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Moin Khan was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

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Moin Khan has captained the Pakistani side, and led the team to be the champions of the 2000 Asia Cup.

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Moin Khan made his international debut against the West Indies at Multan.

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Moin Khan took over 100 catches in Test cricket, has scored over 3,000 ODI runs, and has taken over 200 catches in ODI cricket.

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Moin Khan is credited with coining the name of Saqlain Mushtaq's mystery delivery that goes from leg to off, as the doosra.

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Moin Khan kept wickets in the 1992 Cricket World Cup which Pakistan won and the 1999 Cricket World Cup where Pakistan finished runners-up.

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In 2005, Moin Khan scored the first century in Pakistan domestic Twenty20 cricket when he smashed 112 off 59 balls for Karachi Dolphins against Lahore Lions in the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup.

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In 2007, Moin Khan signed with the unofficial Indian Cricket League and coached the Hyderabad Heroes.

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In January 2007, Moin Khan was freed on bail after a short detention following his wife Tasneem Khan's complaint to a local police helpline that she was beaten up.

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In February 2015, Moin Khan, who was the chief selector of Pakistan team, went under investigation for allegedly visiting a casino before Pakistan team's heavy loss to West Indies in World Cup 2015.

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Moin Khan later apologized for his actions but reiterated that he just went to the casino to have dinner.