Saud Shakeel: The Rising Star of Pakistan Cricket! A Role Model for Young Cricketers

Saud Shakir, a Pakistani international cricketer and current Test vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has received a congratulatory letter from right-handed top-order batsman Babar Azam for his outstanding performance against Bangladesh in the recent Test match in Rawalpindi.

The star Pakistan batsman and Saim Ayub’s half-centuries helped Pakistan get back on track on the first day of a shortened but still exciting first Test match in Rawalpindi. Despite bowling just 41 overs, Bangladesh started strongly, reducing Pakistan to 16/3, but the home side fought back to finish the match at 158/4.

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On the second day of the match, Shakir scored his third century, reaching an important milestone and cementing his position as an important player in Pakistan’s batting line-up. After only 41 overs on the first day, Pakistan finished at 158/4 with Shakir not out on 57.

On the second day, Shakir expertly turned his half-century into a century as the Bangladeshi bowlers found it difficult to control him. He scored his century in the 78th over against Miraz when he hit a fly ball out for two runs and his hundred.

Early life and career

Saud Shakir is a Pakistani international cricketer who was born on 5 September 1995 in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2007, he first caught the attention of Azam Khan, who was then the head coach of Quetta Gladiators.

Azam allowed Saudi to practice with senior players, which eventually led to his association with the Pakistan Cricket Club and mentorship from top cricketers like Sarfaraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq.

Saudi made his first-class debut in 2015 and quickly rose to become a key player in domestic cricket, finishing as the top scorer in multiple Quaid-e-Azam Cup seasons.

His consistent performances earned him a spot in Pakistan’s squads, and he made his Test debut in 2021. By 2023, Shat not only scored his first Test century, but also made his World Cup debut, where he performed well, including winning the Man of the Match award against the Netherlands.

Key Test Match

Saud Shakeel played 10 Test matches, scoring 967 runs at an average of 60.

He hit 112 fours and 1 six in his test career. His last test match was in January 2024, against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he hit 5 runs in 12 balls.

In One-Day Internationals (ODIs), Saud Shakeel played 15 matches and scored 317 runs at an average of 29. He hit 37 fours and 1 six in ODIs. His last ODI match was in November 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, where he scored 29 runs off 37 balls.

Saud Shakir is currently ranked 14th in the ICC Test batting rankings with 693 points.

Batting and Fielding

Format	matches	Bureau	No	run	HS	Average	Facing the ball	Hit Rate	100 seconds	1950s	4 seconds	6 seconds	Catch	tree stump
test	10	19	3	967	208*	60.43	2110	45.82	2	6	112	1	9	0
Overseas Development Agency	15	12	1	317	68	28.81	353	89.80	0	3	XXXVII	1	5	0
Football Club	74	124	18	5628	208*	53.09	10919	51.54	19	XXV	638	18	41	0
List A	87	78	14	2750	134*	42.96	3223	85.32	4	twenty two	264	14	XXVIII	0
T20 Matches	49	Chapter 47	6	990	88*	24.14	753	131.47	0	4	108	20	twenty one	0

bowling

Format	matches	Bureau	ball	run	Small door	Best Bowling Innings (BBI)	Best Bowling Game (BBM)	Average	economy	Hit Rate	4 weeks	5 weeks	10W
test	10	1	12	thirty	0	–	–	–	15.00	–	0	0	0
Overseas Development Agency	15	3	Chapter 47	XXXVII	1	1/14	1/14	37.00	4.72	47.0	0	0	0
Football Club	74	59	1960	1142	twenty three	2/7	4/19	49.65	3.49	85.2	0	0	0
List A	87	Chapter 47	1289	1172	XXVII	3/23	3/23	43.40	5.45	47.7	0	0	0
T20 Matches	49	12	132	201	6	1/5	1/5	33.50	9.13	22.0	0	0	0

T20 Statistics (PSL)

Batting and Fielding

Contest	team	matches	Bureau	No	run	HS	Average	Facing the ball	Hit Rate	100 seconds	1950s	4 seconds	6 seconds	Catch	tree stump
parity	Proton pump	10	10	1	323	88*	35.88	228	141.66	0	2	31	15	3	0

bowling

Contest

team

matches

Bureau

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run

Small door

British Business Information Association

Pelvic osteomyelitis

Average

economy

Hit Rate

4 weeks

5 weeks

10W

parity

Proton Pump

10

2

12

15

1

1/5

1/5

15.00

7.50

12.0

0

0

0

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The last ten rounds broke the record

Saud Shakir has been in phenomenal form lately, continuing to etch his name in the record books with a string of impressive matches. Over the past 10 matches, Shakir has shown remarkable consistency and resilience, delivering match-winning shots that underline his growing status in international cricket. Here is a list of his results from the last 10 matches:

Last 10 Tests

match	opponent	Base running (ball)
Third test	Australia	5 (12)
Third test	Australia	2 (19)
Second test	Australia	9 (29)
Second test	Australia	24 (55)
First Test	Australia	28 (43)
First Test	Australia	24 (51)
Second test	Saudi Basic Industries Corporation	57 (110)
First Test	Saudi Basic Industries Corporation	208 (361)
First Test	Saudi Basic Industries Corporation	30 (38)
Second test	New Zealand Football Association	125 (341)
Second test	New Zealand Football Association	32 (146)
First Test	New Zealand Football Association	22 (34)
First Test	New Zealand Football Association	55 (108)
Third test	English	23 (58)
Third test	English	53 (133)
Second test	English	63 (106)
Second test	English	94 (213)
First Test	English	76 (159)
First Test	English	37 (94)

Last 10 ODIs

match	opponent	Base running (ball)
Game 44	English	29 (37)
Game 35	New Zealand Football Association	0 (0)
Game 31	prohibit	0 (0)
Game 26	South African Armed Forces	52 (52)
Game 22	AFG	25 (34)
Game 18	Australia	30 (31)
Game 12	Indiana	6 (10)
Game 8	Saudi Basic Industries Corporation	31 (30)
Game 2	Non-Executive Director	68 (52)
Third One Day International	AFG	9 (6)

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