Khawaja Nafay is a name that is surely going to be discussed for the years to come in the International cricket fraternity. With some impeccable batting style and a list of impressive performances under his name, this young Pakistani batter has shown some great signs for the future. While his golden run in the ongoing PSL 2024 is catching everyone’s attention, here is a sneak peek into the short career and early life of this promising youngster.
Khawaja Nafay Pakistani cricketer: Early life
Khawaja Nafay was born in Pakistan on 13 February 2002. So, we can say that Khawaja Nafay’s age as of now is 22 years. Right from a young age, this young batter has impressed everyone and this is where he caught the attention of local selectors in the country.
He was first sighted at the televised Ramadan Tournament in Karachi and further represented his team overseas warriors in the KPL. Well, given his stats and amazing performances, he has gained the attention of various franchisees across the world.
Last year, he was among the overseas players list of the Chattogram Challengers team from the Bangladesh Premier league. Even though Khawaja nafay’s BPL stint was short and he didn’t get to play many matches, he was always been seen as the promising prospect for the future.
His stats don’t do justice with his sublime talent and we can certainly see his blooming in the coming matches of the PSL 2024.
Making a thunderous start to his PSL 2024 career
While everyone knew about his talent, few have seen him delivering on the big platforms. Still, his innings of 60 runs in just 31 deliveries against defending champions Lahore qalandars has made him grab all the spotlight overnight.
It was not just any other innings and he slammed the likes of Shaheen Shah afridi and Haris Rauf around all parts of the ground. His innings constitutes of 3 sixes and 4 fours and while his team was under pressure at once, Khawaja Nafay played one of the top knocks of the PSL 2024.
His innings was special in terms that he didn’t only scored huge boundaries but also focused on those all important ones and twos. As per the PSL 2024 commentators, Khawaja Nafay’s PSL 9 knock is among the top knocks every played y a young player in the tournament.
Earlier, given the amazing performances of Jehandad khan, the qalandars were een ale to score 187 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Still, it was the fiery knocks from Saud Shakeel and khawaja Nafay that outshone the heroics of Jehandad khan. Also, Khawaja Nafay’s age is just 22 years and he is surely going to make it big in his cricketing career in the coming future. Stay tuned for more updates.
