 It only took one month for the English selectors to recognise him, when they named him as part of a 14-man England 'A' squad to tour Bangladesh.Subsequently, he was named in the 30-man World Cup squad, although he was not selected in the final squad when it is halved to 15.At the end of February 2007, it was revealed that Khan had been ruled out for the entire 2007 season, after having surgery on his cruciate ligaments.