Shahzaib Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shahzaib Khan

• He started playing cricket after watching his brother playing cricket.

• In 2018, he joined the Junair Khan cricket Academy to take formal training and later played in an under-13 cricket tournament for the first time.

  

• In May 2023, he scored 174 runs in a four-day match against Bangladesh. He later called it his favorite inning of his career so far.

  

• He made headlines in November 2024 by hitting 159 runs in 147 balls with 10 sixes and 5 fours against India in the 2024 Under-19 Asia Cup.

• He made a record as it is the highest ODI score by any under-19 Pakistani batter. He became the 6th Pakistani batter to score 1000 or more runs in under-19 ODI cricket. He also hit the highest number of sixes in an ODI innings an Under-19 batsman.

  

• He has also participated in the Pakistan Junior League (PJL).

• He said in an interview that he does not copy anyone’s batting, but he enjoys watching the batting of left-handed batsmen.

• Since his elder brothers also played cricket, his family always supported his ambition to play professional cricket.

• When he played for Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup, he was very happy and said that his dream was to play for Pakistan in all formats of international cricket.