[5][6] His uncle Ali Bahadur and brothers Imran, Rehman, and Sulaman Qadir have all played first-class cricket.

[9] In November 2010, Usman Qadir was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China[10] which won a bronze medal by beating Sri Lanka in the 3rd place playoffs.

[11] In September 2018, Qadir signed a contract to represent the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League as an overseas player.

Despite not being offered an initial state contract, on 26 September 2018, Qadir made his debut for Western Australia against Victoria in the 2018-19 JLT One-Day Cup.

Later that same day, Qadir cited his intentions to gain Australian citizenship and represent Australia at the 2020 ICC World Twenty20.