Interesting profile his. Plus he happens to be Amir Khan’s cousin
from cricinfo:
A former supermarket shelf-stacker, Sajid Mahmood was spotted in the Bolton Leagues and joined Lancashire on a scholarship in 2002. From there, he rose rapidly through the ranks, and despite having only six first-class wickets to his name, he was selected for England A’s tour to India and Malaysia in 2003-04. In unhelpful conditions, his wholehearted performances on that trip meant his full England debut was only a matter of time, although he had a chastising experience against New Zealand at Bristol, where his seven overs disappeared for 56 runs. Mahmood, whose cousin Amir Khan is an Olympic boxer, is tall and decidedly rapid, and bowls a fuller length than many of his pace-bowling contemporaries. For a while, he made his name at the expense of his team-mates - in 2003, he put Andrew Flintoff out of action with a beamer in the Old Trafford nets, and later broke Alex Gidman’s hand at the ECB Academy. But, judging by his progress so far, he should soon be inflicting the damage on his opponents instead.
Re: Sajid Mahmood
nice post and seeing him play against India, he can do well and wow what a bunch of bowlers Harmison, Hoggie, S. Jone, Plunkeet and now Sajjid.
These khans are doing a great job representing Bolton in the sports arena