To mark the long awaited World Cup debut of UAE legend Khurram Khan, a large gathering of fans initiated some #KhurramKhanFacts around social media prior to the Emirati’s opening game against Zimbabwe on Thursday morning.
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Here are a pick of the best from Twitter:
The ICC has status for teams to stop Khurram Khan averaging more than Don Bradman. #KhurramKhanFacts
— Andrew Nixon (@andrewnixon79) February 18, 2015
People only say that James Taylor is too short to be a top cricketer because he isn’t as tall as Khurram Khan. #KhurramKhanFacts
— Nicholas Sharland (@NickSharland) February 18, 2015
Khurram Khan will always average more than his age – and he plans to play for at least another three decades. #KhurramKhanFacts
— Erik Petersen (@CricketErik) February 18, 2015
Khurram khan once hit a six that went over the burj khalifa #KhurramKhanFacts
— AKSCOOP (@AKSCOOP6) February 18, 2015
When Khurram Khan plays an agricultural shot, it is followed by seven years of bountiful harvests #KhurramKhanFacts
— Bertus a. de Jong (@BertusadeJong) February 18, 2015
Once a street in UAE was named “Khurram Khan”, but it was later changed. Because no one crosses Khurram Khan and lives. #KhurramKhanFacts
— Acharya Anurag (@anuragach) February 18, 2015
Once UAE needed 12 runs off 1 ball. Khurram Khan hit the ball so hard, it split into two and both pieces went for six. #KhurramKhanFacts
— Acharya Anurag (@anuragach) February 18, 2015
#KhurramKhanFacts ODI cricket was created because no one could get Khurram out even once in 5 days
— Nikhil Saraswat (@nsaraswat) February 18, 2015
Khurram Khan doesn’t do safety announcements on flights because he will personally save the passengers if things go wrong.#KhurramKhanFacts
— Nick Royle (@NickARoyle) February 18, 2015
Khurram Khan can bowl and make himself out. @andrewnixon79 @CricketAtlas @rickeyrecricket #KhurramKhanFacts
— Sudeep Regmi (@sudeepregmi) February 18, 2015
The Guiness book of records this year has got a picture of Khurram Khan on it. He has all the records. #KhurramKhanFacts
— justin smyth (@justinsmyth1) February 18, 2015
