Usman Khan was supposed to play for the UAE national team. But suddenly the fortune of this cricketer started to change. Due to playing for Multan Sultans in PSL, the Pakistanis informed this cricketer from Arab Emirates that he can play for the Pakistan team if he wants. Because Usman Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan.

As a result of this assurance, Usman Khan started training with the Pakistan cricket team instead of returning to the United Arab Emirates. But the UAE could not take it easy. To them it has become a betrayal of the country. As a result, the United Arab Emirates Cricket Board has banned Usman Khan from the cricket of his country for 5 years.

The batsman will be banned from all cricket events in the UAE during this period. Meaning, Usman Khan will not be able to participate in any tournament organized by UAE including T-Ten League, IL T-20.

The UAE Cricket Board said in a statement that it had come to the decision to impose the ban after it found that Usman Khan had breached his promise to the UAE Cricket Board.

The ECB says, 'Usman Khan has misrepresented himself to the UAE Cricket Board. He told us about his fake desire to play for the UAE. He basically took advantage of us by saying these things and used the facilities. Yet he has begun to accept outside benefits. This means, he is not actually willing to play for ECB and has failed to qualify to play for other countries.

Recently in the Pakistan Super League, this cricketer showed enough batting explosion Usman Khan. He also scored a century in 2 consecutive matches in PSL. In the PSL, Mohammad played for Rizwan's team Multan Sultans. In this tournament, there was practically a fountain of runs from Usman's bat.

After a devastating performance in the PSL, it was the Pakistan Cricket Board that offered Usman Khan to play the World Cup with Babar-Shahins. Also, Usman also became very interested in joining the Pakistan cricket team.

As a result, he can be seen playing in the jersey of the Pakistan cricket team in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. Before the PSL ended, the cricketers had already returned to their home countries. But, Usman started practicing with Pakistan cricketers.

Due to Usman's decision, the United Arab Emirates Cricket Board was furious. As a result, this 5-year ban came. However, Pakistan cricket team will play a series against New Zealand before the World Cup. It is expected that Usman can play in Pakistan's jersey in this series.