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Haseebullah Khan (Urdu: حسیب اللہ خان; born 20 March 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan in domestic cricket and for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.[1]

Early life

Born in Pishin, a city around 50 kilometers away from Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta, Haseebullah belongs to a cricketing family, as his father Azizullah and his uncle Hameedullah were both first-class cricketers.[2][3]

Domestic career

In December 2021, Khan was called up to the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team for the 2022 Under-19 World Cup.[4][5][6] He was later named in the Under-19 World Cup team of the tournament.[7]

In March 2022, he made his List A debut for Balochistan in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup against Northern.[8] In the semi-finals of the tournament, Khan scored a century against Sindh.[9] Balochistan won the tournament, with Khan being the leading run-scorer in the competition.[10]

In September 2022, he made his first-class debut for Balochistan in the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In March 2023, he made his PSL debut for Peshawar Zalmi and scored a half-century.[11]

International career

In December 2022, alongside Saim Ayub and Ihsanullah, Khan was one of the three youngsters selected to share a dressing room with the national squad for the second Test match of the New Zealand series.[12] He made his T20I debut on, 21 January 2024 in the fifth match of the T20I series against New Zealand.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Haseebullah Khan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "زلمی کے حسیب اللہ کو 'کرکٹ گراؤنڈ نہ ملا تو گھر پر ہی نیٹ بنا لیا'". Independent Urdu. 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Pishin's Haseebullah - A star in making for Pakistan". Dunya News.
  4. ^ "Pakistan name squads for West Indies series and U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet Haseebullah Khan, Pakistan's U19 World Cup star". Cricxtasy. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Haseebullah Khan goes past Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam". A-Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ^ "3 Indians in ICC's U19 World Cup team of the tournament". The Bridge. 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Full Scorecard of Northern vs Balochistan". Cricinfo. 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Cup: Teenage sensation Haseebullah's century takes Balochistan to final". Geo Super. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Balochistan defeat five-time champion KPK to claim maiden Pakistan Cup title". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Peshawar Zalmi go from 2 for 3 to 197 for 5 and beat Karachi Kings". Cricinfo. 1 March 2023.
  12. ^ Lakhani, Faizan (31 December 2022). "Three youngsters to be inducted to Pak squad for second Test against NZ". The News International.
  13. ^ "NZ vs PAK, Pakistan in New Zealand 2023/24, 5th T20I at Christchurch, January 21, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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