Usman Afzaal

Who is Usman Afzaal?

Usman Afzaal is a Pakistani-born cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler.

He started his first-class career with Nottinghamshire, and was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1996, but left the county after the 2003 season to play for Northamptonshire. Towards the end of 2007 season he left Northamptonshire and signed a three year contract with Surrey.

Usman has launched his own national cricket academy for aspiring young cricketers.

Afzaal was briefly linked to Bollywood actress Amrita Arora. The pair have since split.

He has since moved back to Nottinghamshire and has opened an Indian restaurant which offers high class dining, with an original Bollywood twist. It's called http://www.slumdog.co.uk/, his brother Aqib Afzaal is also involved with the business.