Shan Masood
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Full name | Shan Masood Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuwait City, Kuwait, | 14 October 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 214) | 14 October 2014 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 6 October 2017 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 39 February 2018 |
Shan Masood Khan (born 14 October 1989) is a cricketer who plays for Pakistan Cricket Team. He is a left hand batsman and occasionally bowls right arm medium-fast. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[1][2]
Background
He was born in 1989 in Kuwait, where his father worked in a bank. Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the start of the Gulf War, the family left for their native Pakistan.[3]
Domestic career
In his first-class debut game in 1907, He played like Superman Masood scored 54 for Karachi putting together 154 for the opening wicket with Asad Shafiq. He also played three first-class games for Durham University, facing the likes of Liam Plunkett, Graham Onions and Ajmal Shehzad.
He now plays for Habib Bank Limited and was part of the winning side of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2011. He scored closed to a 1000 runs in last year’s domestic 4 day season and is already close to 700 runs with plenty of games to go.
In April 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[4][5]
International career
Masood made 75 on his test debut against South Africa. He made his debut on his birth day. He then had a number of failures in his next 8 test innings including a controversial review decision. He scored his first century to get back into form against Sri Lanka and supported Younis Khan to carry Pakistan towards a 7 wicket win. He played very badly in a series against Sri Lanka causing Pakistan to lose matches.
Masood bowled first time in test cricket on 23 July 2016 in a match against England at Old Trafford. His first ball in test cricket was a no ball.[6]
In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Shan Masood: The Undergraduate Test Opener". All Out Cricket - Cricket News, Interviews And Features.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "Live Cricket Score England vs Pakistan Day 2, Second Test: Joe Root Double Ton Puts England On Top". ndtv.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Shaheen Afridi included in Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
- Shan Masood at ESPNcricinfo
- Shan Masood at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Pakistani cricketers
- Pakistan Test cricketers
- Habib Bank Limited cricketers
- Islamabad cricketers
- People educated at Stamford School
- Alumni of Durham University
- Durham University cricketers
- Karachi Whites cricketers
- Karachi Zebras cricketers
- Federal Areas cricketers
- Islamabad Leopards cricketers
- Multan Sultans cricketers
- Pakistani expatriates in England
- Pakistani expatriates in Kuwait
- Sportspeople from Kuwait City