{"id":43942,"date":"2026-02-10T19:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=43942"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:53:41","slug":"who-is-ehsan-adil-former-pakistan-cricketer-now-representing-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/t20-world-cup\/who-is-ehsan-adil-former-pakistan-cricketer-now-representing-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ehsan Adil? Former Pakistan cricketer now representing the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ehsan Adil<\/strong> is a Pakistani-born right-arm fast-medium bowler whose international career has taken a rare and fascinating turn \u2014 representing <strong>Pakistan<\/strong> early on, and later featuring for the <strong>United States of America<\/strong> on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>Born on <strong>March 15, 1993<\/strong>, in <strong>Gojra, Punjab<\/strong>, Adil stands tall at <strong>6 ft 4 in (193 cm)<\/strong> and was regarded as one of Pakistan\u2019s most promising fast-bowling prospects during his teenage years. He first rose to prominence as part of Pakistan\u2019s squad at the <strong>ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2012<\/strong>, where his pace and bounce caught the selectors\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n<p>That promise translated quickly into a senior call-up. At just <strong>19 years old<\/strong>, Adil made his <strong>Test debut in 2013 against South Africa<\/strong>, announcing himself immediately by dismissing Graeme Smith with only the <strong>third ball of his Test career<\/strong>. Between 2013 and 2015, he went on to represent Pakistan in <strong>three Test matches and around five to six One Day Internationals<\/strong>, and was part of the squad for the <strong>ICC Cricket World Cup 2015<\/strong>. He also featured in a limited number of T20 Internationals during this period.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a promising start, Adil\u2019s international appearances for Pakistan were short-lived. After 2015, he drifted out of national contention, continued playing domestic cricket, and eventually relocated to the United States, where his career found a second wind.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, Adil became a regular presence in domestic and franchise cricket, notably representing <strong>MI New York<\/strong> in <strong>Major League Cricket<\/strong> across multiple seasons. His performances kept him in the selectors\u2019 radar as American cricket continued its rapid rise.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the <strong>ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026<\/strong>, Adil was drafted into the USA squad as a replacement for injured seamer Jasdeep Singh. The selection set up a remarkable moment: Adil made his <strong>T20 International debut for the USA against Pakistan<\/strong>, his former national team.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance marked a historic crossover in international cricket \u2014 making Ehsan Adil one of the very few players to have <strong>played international cricket both for Pakistan and against Pakistan<\/strong>. His journey reflects the evolving landscape of global cricket, where careers can be reshaped across borders and associate nations increasingly feature players with top-level experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ehsan Adil is a Pakistani-born right-arm fast-medium bowler whose international career has taken a rare and fascinating turn \u2014 representing\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":43943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4641],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-t20-world-cup"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43944,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43942\/revisions\/43944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}