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Saud Shakeel (born 5 September 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He made his international and ODI debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2021.[1][2] He made his Test debut against England in December 2022.[3] He played at the 2014 U-19 World Cup, where he captained the team.[4] In July 2023, he became the first Pakistani batsman to score a Test double century in Sri Lanka against the hosts.[5]

Early life and career

Saud Shakeel was born in September 1995 in Karachi and spent much of his early life in the Sagheer Centre of the Federal B. Area.[6]

In 2007, Saud came to the attention of Azam Khan, then manager of Quetta Gladiators and unrelated to Moin Khan's son.[6] Through a connection with Saud's uncle, Azam introduced him, then a sixth-grade student at The Crescent Academy, to several cricket academies.[6] After a tepid response from these academies, Azam integrated Saud into practice sessions where he faced players such as Rumman Raees, Anwar Ali, and Tabish Khan.[6] This led to Saud's association with the Pakistan Cricket Club and mentorship from international cricketers such as Sarfaraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq.[6]

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 26 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[7] In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.[8]

He was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan Television in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 488 runs in seven matches.[9] In April 2018, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[10][11] He was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan Television in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 414 runs in five matches.[12]

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[13] In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[14][15] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[16][17] In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Pakistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[18] In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[19]

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[20][21] In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test and limited overs squads for their tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe.[22][23] However, he was ruled out of the One Day International (ODI) matches against South Africa due to an injury.[24]

In June 2021, Shakeel was named in Pakistan's Test and ODI squads,[25] for their tours of the West Indies and England respectively.[26] Shakeel made his ODI debut on 8 July 2021, for Pakistan against England.[27] In October 2021, he was named as the captain of the Pakistan Shaheens for their tour of Sri Lanka.[28]

In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[29] In February 2022, he was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.[30] In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka.[31]

In December 2022, he was selected to play for Pakistan in the Test series against New Zealand.[32] In the second Test, on 4 January 2023, he hit his maiden century in Test cricket,[33] which helped Pakistan to put 400+ runs in the board in reply to New Zealand's 449 in the first innings.[34]

In September 2023, he was named in Pakistan’s fifteen-man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, He made his World Cup debut on 6 October 2023 against the Netherlands in which he scored 68 runs in 52 balls, and received man of the match award.[35] He also played a cameo against Sri Lanka in his second match of the World Cup scoring 31 runs off 30 balls.[36] He scored his second fifty of the tournament against South Africa in a losing cause on 27 October as the latter pipped them by just 1 wicket.[37]

References

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  3. ^ "Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, Dec 1-5 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Underappreciated, undermined: Five performers that went unnoticed in the Pakistan Cup". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Records made by Saud Shakeel during double ton in Galle Test". Cricket Pakistan. Karachi: Express Media Group. 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Suhayb, Muhammad (21 August 2023). "Saud Shakeel: The Next Big Thing in Pakistan Cricket". Youlin Magazine.
  7. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pool B: Karachi Whites v Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, Oct 26-29, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. ^ "How the PSL squads stack up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Pakistan Television Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19: Pakistan Television Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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  20. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Injured Saud Shakeel ruled out of ODI series in South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Pakistan name squads for England and West Indies tours". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  27. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Cardiff, Jul 8 2021, Pakistan tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Pakistan squad for Bangladesh Tests named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  30. ^ "Pakistan call up Haris Rauf for Tests against Australia; Shan Masood recalled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  31. ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Pakistan recall Hasan Ali for New Zealand Tests, Shaheen still out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  33. ^ "Local star Saud Shakeel strokes maiden century but New Zealand strike back with late wickets". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  34. ^ "Saud Shakeel's maiden Test ton forges strong Pakistan reply". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  35. ^ "A look at Saud Shakeel's classy knock in Pakistan vs Netherlands clash". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  36. ^ "Cricket scorecard - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  37. ^ "Cricket scorecard - Pakistan vs South Africa, 26th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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