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Shadab Khan ties the knot with Saqlain Mushtaq’s daughter

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s all-rounder Shadab Khan on Monday, tied the knot with the national men’s team’s head coach Saqlain Mushtaq’s daughter in a close ceremony.

Taking to Twitter, the star all-rounder came up with a major announcement regarding starting the new innings of his life.

“Salam everyone. Alhamdulillah today was my Nikkah. I am becoming [a] part of mentor Saqi bhai’s family,” shared Shadab.

Shadab also emphasized his choice of always keeping his family life separate from work while also highlighting that his wife also wants her life to remain private.

“When I started playing cricket, I wanted to keep my family life separate, my family has also opted to stay out of public light,” he wrote.

“My wife has also asked for the same, she wants her life to remain private. I would kindly request everyone to respect her choice and our family’s choice,” he maintained.

The all-rounder then sarcastically welcomed the salaamis by stating that he would share his account number.

“However, if you want to send salami, I will send an account number,” Shadab wrote.

 

It is pertinent to mention that besides Shadab, national cricketer Shan Masood tied the knot with his best friend Nische Khan in an intimate Nikah ceremony on January 20. Whereas, Haris Rauf married his former class fellow in December.

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Sussex signs Shadab Khan for Vitality Blast 2023

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SUSSEX: Sussex County Cricket Club on Tuesday, announced the signing of Pakistan’s Shadab Khan for the entirety of the upcoming Vitality Blast 2023.

Taking to Twitter, Sussex announced the signing with the Pakistan vice-captain for T20Is.

“We are delighted to announce the signing of Pakistan international all-rounder, [Shadab Khan] for the 2023 Vitality Blast,” wrote Sussex on Twitter.

 

Shadab, who represented Yorkshire in the last Vitality Blast season, will now be playing for Sussex in the upcoming edition of the English league.

In a statement released by Sussex, Shadab experienced his delight over joining the club and is eager to follow the footsteps of legendary Mushtaq Ahmed.

“I love playing in England. I know Mushtaq Ahmed is a legend at Sussex and it is an honour to follow in his footsteps,” said Shadab.

“Sussex has a proud history and I hope that my skillset will help the team achieve great things in the blast this year,” he added.

Sussex Bowling Coach, James Kirtley heaped praise on the Pakistan all-rounder and asserted that Shadab’s addition will bring an experience to the team.

“Shadab will provide amazing experience in our middle order, he is someone who has played all around the world and has experienced many situations, which can only benefit our team,” said Kirtley.

“He really does provide flexibility to our side as he can score runs and take wickets in crucial moments, but more than anything else he is an experienced head that Ravi can go to as captain to look for support when making crucial in-game decisions.

“I know that he will have a massive impact on our team this year.”

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Three Pakistanis included as Wisden unveils men’s T20I team of 2022

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LONDON: Pakistan’s top-ranked T20I batter Mohammad Rizwan, dynamic all-rounder Shadab Khan and speedster Haris Rauf have been named in Wisden’s men’s T20I team of the year 2022. 

Wisden – a renowned cricket publication – picked a combined world team in the men’s T20Is featuring players who enjoyed a scintillating year in the shortest format.

Consequently, Pakistan’s opening batter Rizwan, alongside Shadab and Rauf was featured in the team of the year as they all had a decent year in the T20Is.

Apart from Rizwan, Shadab and Rauf, the combined XI features Jos Buttler (England), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), David Miller (South Africa), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Sam Curran (England), Adil Rashid (England) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India).

The second-ranked T20I batter had another remarkable year with the bat in T20Is as he accumulated 996 runs in 25 matches at an astounding average of 45.26 and was picked as the opener alongside England’s Buttler.

The right-handed batter had five scores of more than 70 in 2022 including a crucial knock against New Zealand in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup.

“With five scores of over 70 and an important half-century against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final, Rizwan has had another uber-consistent year in T20Is,” said Wisden in a statement.

“While he strikes at a lesser rate than many of his competitors, the incredible frequency with which he contributes wins him the slot alongside Buttler,” the statement added.

Young all-rounder Shadab, on the other hand, stood up for his team at crucial moments and delivered some match-defining performances with both bat and ball.

His best batting performance was against South Africa in the T20 World Cup where he blasted a 20-ball half-century in a must-win while his best bowling display came against Hong Kong when he returned with astonishing bowling figures of 4/8 in Asia Cup 2022.

In 2022, the all-rounder scored 201 runs in 20 T20Is and took 25 wickets at 20.56 with a brilliant economy rate of just 6.79.

Meanwhile, Haris delivered several match-winning performances for the team over the year and established himself as a death bowling specialist; finishing 2022 as the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20Is.

The right-arm pacer took 31 wickets in 23 matches at 20.74 and made eight scalps each in the home T20I series against England and T20 World Cup 2022.

“He [Haris] impressed against England on their tour of Pakistan, taking eight wickets in the six matches he played, before taking another eight wickets in the T20 World Cup, excelling at the death,” wrote Wisden.

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Shadab praises Hasan’s strong gesture after exclusion from Test squad

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KARACHI: All-rounder Shadab Khan lauded fast bowler Hasan Ali for his resolute response after getting dropped from the national Test squad, announced on Monday. 

Pakistan named an 18-member squad for the historic Test series against England on home soil after 17 years. Hasan failed to find a spot in the squad due to his mediocre form this year, which forced his ouster from the national team in both red and white-ball format.

Taking on Twitter, Hasan congratulated the players selected for the upcoming Test series and expressed hope that he would make a comeback to the team on the back of a strong performance in the domestic season.

“Congratulations to all my teams mates who got selected for the England Test series. InshAllah I will work hard in the ongoing domestic season and earn my place back in the National Team,” he tweeted.

Shadab, on the other hand, hailed the right-arm pacer for showing a strong gesture, calling it a ‘champion mentality’.

“This is why you have champion mentality. You always support your team and always work hard,” he replied to Hasan’s tweet.

The 28-year-old last represented Pakistan in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in July this year. He remained wicketless in his last outing while in the first Test of the series he only managed three wickets.

It is pertinent to mention here that England will arrive in Pakistan on November 27 to play the historic three-match Test series, commencing on December 1 with the opening match in Rawalpindi.

The second Test will take place in Multan on December 9, and the final match of the tour will be staged at the National Stadium in Karachi, commencing on December 17.

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T20 World Cup: Shadab, Shaheen feature in ICC Team of the Tournament

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DUBAI: Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan and the team’s bowling mainstay Shaheen Shah Afridi has been included in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Team of the Tournament.

According to International Cricket Council, four players from England, two from India and one each from Zimbabwe, South Africa and New Zealand also featured in the select XI, following their sensational performances in the recently concluded T20 World Cup.

Pakistan finished as runner-up in the mega-event after they lost to England in the final on Sunday at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Shadab was selected for the team of the tournament for his brilliance in every department of the game.

“Pakistan’s spin-bowling all-rounder was superb in all facets of the game. In the field he set the standard for this team, and with the bat he scored fast down the order, with his 98 runs coming at a strike rate of 168.96.” ICC stated in a media release.

But it was with the ball where Shadab Khan truly excelled. He took 11 wickets at an average of 15, with his economy rate of 6.34 keeping things tight for Pakistan through the middle overs.”

Shaheen Afridi, who arrived at the megaevent just after recovering from a knee injury, looked out of touch at first, but as the tournament progressed, he showed his dominance to the world and played crucial role in the Green Shirts’ World Cup campaign.

“Fitness concerns saw Shaheen Shah Afridi ease himself into the tournament, and a setback in the final forced him to be unable to bowl his final two overs of the competition in unfortunate circumstances.” ICC media release stated

“But the Pakistan strike bowler stepped up when his team needed him to as the tournament got to its crunch point. His removal of Finn Allen set the tone in a brilliant opening spell against New Zealand in the semi-final, and a trademark inswinger did for Alex Hales in the first over of the final. There is no bowler in the world right now that you’d rather have taking that new ball in a T20 International.” the statement added.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament: 

  1. Alex Hales (England)

2. Jos Buttler (c/wk) (England)

3. Virat Kohli (India)

4. Suryakumar Yadav (India)

5. Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)

6. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)

7. Shadab Khan (Pakistan)

8. Sam Curran (England)

9. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)

10. Mark Wood (England)

11. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)

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Shadab, Shaheen nominated for T20 WC Player of the Tournament award

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DUBAI: Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan included among nine players, shortlisted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Player of the Tournament award.

According to the details, the ICC shortlisted nine exceptional performers from Pakistan, India, England, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Shadab and Shaheen are the joint-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan (10) in the ongoing tournament. Both players won a player of the match award each in the mega event thus far.

“Shadab Khan has been one of Pakistan’s star performers in their run to the final of the tournament, starring with both bat and ball,” ICC stated in the press release.

“He has been an impactful performer, picking up vital wickets in the middle overs while also playing the role of power-hitter in the middle order brilliantly,” the statement added.

The cricket governing body further heaped praises on the Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen, who made an impressive comeback despite coming out of a knee injury.

“Shaheen Afridi has slowly but surely regained his groove in the tournament, being back to his best in the last couple of games,” ICC stated.

Besides Shaheen and Shadab, the ICC shortlisted Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav from India, Sam Curran, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler from England, Wanindu Hasarange de Silva from Sri Lanka and Sikandar Raza from Zimbabwe.

It is pertinent to mention that fans can decide the winner of the Player of the Tournament award by voting on the official website of the ICC.

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Shadab equals Afridi as leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20Is

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ADELAIDE: Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan equalled his legendary counterpart Shahid Afridi’s long-standing record for the most wickets for the country in the shortest format.

Amid Pakistan’s last Super 12s fixture of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 against Bangladesh, Shadab joined Afridi as the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan.

The leg-spinner took two consecutive wickets in the 11th over of the Bangladesh inning to go level with the legendary all-rounder Afridi.

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Shadab has taken 97 wickets in 82 innings thus far, while Afridi took 98 appearances to set the milestone.

Following Shadab and Afridi, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal hold the second spot with 85 scalps each, while Haris Rauf has 70 wickets to his name.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan outclassed Bangladesh in a virtual quarter-final to confirm their berth in the semi-finals of the mega event.

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WATCH: Gutted Shadab Khan cries after Zimbabwe upset Pakistan

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PERTH: An emotional video of all-rounder Shadab Khan has been making rounds on social media platforms following Pakistan’s upset defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s fixture on Thursday.

In the video, the Pakistan all-rounder can be seen down on his knees and crying at the upset defeat against Zimbabwe.

One of the team’s supporting staff can also be seen tapping on Shadab’s shoulder and consoling him.

 

Shadab played a crucial role for Pakistan to restrict Zimbabwe to a paltry total as he picked up three wickets and conceded only 23 runs.

The right-handed batter then came out to bat at number five when Pakistan were 36/3 in the eighth over and needed a further 95 runs in 74 balls.

He then stitched an important 52-run partnership with Iftikhar Ahmed before falling to Sikandar Raza in the 14th over, while attempting to hit back-to-back sixes.

His dismissal triggered a frustrating batting collapse and Pakistan, consequently, fell just one run short to endure an upset defeat in the ongoing mega event.

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‘Can give short-term success,’ Hafeez on Shadab’s promotion to No.4

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KARACHI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez remained unpleased with the shuffling in the national team’s middle order during the second fixture of the ongoing T20 Tri-series in New Zealand and claimed that the move can give short-term success only.

In the recently-concluded second match of the ongoing Tri-nation T20 series in New Zealand, Pakistan comfortably outclassed the hosts by six wickets to secure the top berth in the standings.

Pakistan’s T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan, who was promoted to bat at No.4, played a crucial knock of 34 runs in the run chase and bolstered the green shirts to chase the 148-run target with 10 balls to spare.

Former Pakistan captain Hafeez, however, seemed unpleased by the tactics and claimed that it can only benefit the national team for short-term success.

“Promotion of [Shadab Khan] at no 4 & M[ohammad Nawaz] at no 5 can give short-term success but [will] put more pressure & doubts in the minds of middle order batters,” Hafeez tweeted.

“Why they [are] there for??? If no confidence in them then why they are with the team?? Middle order [will] remain an issue,” Hafeez questioned.

 

Cricket fans, on the other hand, had an otherwise opinion as they claimed that Shadab batting at No.4 can fix Pakistan’s struggling middle-order woes.

“Facing Middle Order problems ?? One Solution: SHADAB KHAN At No.4,” A cricket fan wrote.

Another cricket fan supported Shadab’s promotion in the batting order and also stated that Haider Ali and Asif Ali can be used as finishers.

“I think this batting order is suitable with Shadab coming at the top and we can use Haider’s power-hitting skills and Asif ali as finishers,” he tweeted.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan will come face to face with New Zealand again in their next T20 Tri-series fixture, a win over the hosts can take them to the final.

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Shadab equals Ajmal, Gul’s six years old T20I record

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CHRISTCHURCH: Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan became the joint second highest wicket takers for Pakistan in T20 Internationals.

In the tri-nation series opener against Bangladesh, Shadab made one scalp as he removed the opposing captain Nurul Hasan for eight.

Hasan’s wicket in the 15th over of the Bangladesh innings took Shadab to a landmark 85-wicket mark and became the joint second-highest wicket takers for Pakistan in T20Is.

Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi tops the list with 98 wickets in the shortest format, while Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal also had 85 T20I wickets each to their names.

Meanwhile, former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez stands fifth in the list of most wickets for Pakistan in T20Is with 65 scalps.

It is pertinent to mention that Shadab made his T20I debut against West Indies in 2017 and has taken 85 wickets in 69 innings at an average of 21.55.

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