Today lets go through Saud Shakeel Profile.
Who is Saud Shakeel?
The bearded Saud Shakeel a Karachi boy who broke through in the Under-19 ranks in the 2014 Youth World Cup and now being hailed as the next big thing in Pakistan cricket in Tests and ODIs.
Saud Shakeel has been known for his elegant batting style and ability to anchor an innings. He has displayed good technique and the temperament to build long innings. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2021.
Pakistan’s team found a star for their ODI and Test squad in shape of Saud Shakeel. He is now backbone of Pakistan’s middle order and a pillar. Great find for Pakistan in ODI World Cup 2023.
Saud Shakeel is a Pakistan National cricketer who plays for the Pakistan National Cricket team as a Middle-order Batsman and Left-arm orthodox bowler. Saud Shakeel also played U 19 cricket world cup for Pakistan in 2014 and also captain the side. Saud Shakeel played with likes of Imam ul haq, Sami Aslam, Zafar Gohar and Kamran Ghulam in U 19 cricket.
He had first come into the spotlight on the Pakistani domestic cricket scene in the 2017–18 season when he was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan Television in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (Pakistan’s premier domestic first-class competition), with 488 runs in 7 matches. He had repeated the feat in the 2018–19 season as well, with 414 runs in 5 matches.
In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the ‘Domestic Cricketers of the Year’ for the 2020 PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) Awards.
A free-flowing left-hander’s limited overs career has not really taken off. Having made his debut more than two years ago, he had managed to feature in only six ODIs before the World Cup. His selection in the 50-over side itself had come at the back of his impressive form in Test cricket, as a means to fix the middle order woes. But a switch in format necessitated a bit of batting evolution.
Saud Shakeel Date of Birth
Saud Shakeel date of birth is September 05, 1995.
Saud Shakeel Age
Saud Shakeel age is 28.
Saud Shakeel Place of Birth
Saud Shakeel is Karachi
Saud Shakeel Batting Style
Saud Shakeel is Left hand bat.
Saud Shakeel Bowling Style
Saudi Shakeel is Left Arm Slow
Saud Shakeel Height
Saud Shakeel height is 5 feet and 9 inches.
Saud Shakeel Major Teams
Sindh, Quetta Gladiators, Pakistan U19 and Pakistan.
Saud Shakeel Family
Saud Belongs to Muhajir family in Karachi. His ancestors migrated from Riasat Junagarh India.
Saud Shakeel Education
Saud Shakeel is graduated from University of Karachi.
Saud Shakeel Early Cricketing Days
Saud Shakeel started to attend an cricket academy when he was just 10-year-old. It was next to his house so he didn’t have to travel far, which really helped him.
Saud Shakeel Favorite Cricketers
Michael Hussey and Saeed Anwar are two of his favorite cricketers of all times.
Saud Shakeel goes viral on social media as Virat Kohli’s lookalike
Saud Shakeel played his first international match for Pakistan in a One Day International (ODI) against England at Sophia Gardens on July 8, 2021. Although he only scored five runs in his debut, he caught the attention of social media users because he resembled the Indian cricketer Virat Kohli.
Saud Shakeel team in PSL 8
Saud Shakeel is part of Quetta Gladiators for PSL 8. But unfortunately not get any opportunity to get any match.
Saud Shakeel First Class Career and Stats
Saud Shakeel plays his domestic cricket for Sindh and has scored 5139 runs in 67 first-class career matches to date, including 17 hundreds. He averages an eye-catching 50.44. Saud Shakeel highest score is 208.
Saud Shakeel List A career
Saud Shakeel scored 2489 runs in 76 matches. Saud Shakeel average is 44.44 in List A matches.
Saud Shakeel ODI Career and Stats
Saud Shakeel scored 76 runs in 6 ODI matches he played for Pakistan. Saud Shakeel highest score is 56. Saud Shakeel average is 19. Saud Shakeel strike rate is 71.
Saud Shakeel Test Career and Stats
Saud Shakeel scored 875 runs in 7 test matches he played for Pakistan. Saud Shakeel average is 87 in tests. Saud Shakeel highest score in test matches is 208. Saud Shakeel strike rate is 46 in tests.
The Incredible 208 Not Out Innings Against Sri Lanka in 2023
In the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Pakistan faced a challenging situation at 67/3, trailing by 245 runs. It was then that Saud Shakeel took the center stage. Displaying exceptional focus and determination, Shakeel went on to score a magnificent double century, remaining unbeaten at 208 runs off 361 balls. His brilliant knock played a crucial role in guiding Pakistan to a total of 461, establishing a decent 149-run lead in the first innings.
Saud Shakeel Selected for Asia Cup and ODI World Cup Squad 2023
Saud Shakeel’s prowess against spin is expected to work in his favor as Pakistan will be playing on spin-friendly tracks in Sri lanka and India.
Saud Shakeel T20 Career and Stats
Saud Shakeel scored 667 runs in 39 matches with an average of 20.84 and strike rate of 127.04. Saud Shakeel highest score in T20 is 70.
Saud Shakeel Networth
PCB has given Saud Shakeel red ball contract with Category D for season 2022-23. Saud Shakeel earn PKR 838000 for a test match he played for Pakistan in year 2023.
PCB included Saud Shakeel in central contract in category D. Saud Shakeel will earn PKR 0.750 million per month from this central contract along with other perks like match fee, revenue share from PCB.
Saud Shakeel scored 50 in 1st warm up match against New Zealand in World Cup 2023
Saud Shakeel is in great form and he played a classy knock today. Hopefully he turns out to be a great player in the ODI format as well. Saud Shakeel scored classy 75 runs on 53 balls with 4 sixes and 5 fours. Strike rate of Saud Shakeel in this match was 141.
Saud Shakeel scored maiden ODI Fifty in ODI World Cup 2023
Saud Shakeel came to bat at No.5 when Pakistan was in difficult situation 38/3 after 10 overs in their first match against Netherlands.
He led Pakistan’s revival with a counter-attacking half-century and a 120-run stand for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Rizwan which set the base for Pakistan’s total of 287.
“I was clear in my mind that I wanted to attack and play positive cricket”, Shakeel said about his knock.
Saud Shakeel scored 68 runs in 52 balls at a strike rate of 130.77. Saud Shakeel hit 9 fours and 1 six in his innings. So Pakistan stave off the Dutch threat due to good performance of Saud Shakeel.
Due to his valiant innings, Pakistan won the match and Saud Shakeel was declared man of the match.
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