A right-arm opening bowler, Naeem Khan made his first-class debut in the 1985-86 season. His best bowling figures came in 1986-87, when he took 8 for 25 for Sargodha. State Bank of Pakistan needed only 119 to win, but Khan bowled them out for 54.[1] He also bowled Karachi Blues out for 54 in 1991-92, taking 6 for 19 (and 11 for 105 in the match, his best match figures).[2]