pakistani cticket player: Shahzaib Hassan

Shahzaib Hassan Biography

Full Name: Mohammad Shahzaib Hasan Khan
Date of Birth: Dec 25, 1989, Karachi, Sind
Major Team: Pakistan, Karachi Zebras
Playing Roll: Wicket Keeper Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
Major Team: Pakistan, Karachi Zebras
Playing Roll: Wicket Keeper Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
nternational Debut: 2009

The Karachi born youngster, Shahzaib Hasan made his debut for the Karachi Zebras in the 2008-2009 season. And only a year later, got a call up from the Pakistan Cricket Board for the Asia Cup. The 20 year old believes he is ready to play in One Day International cricket. “I am confident that I can play well in the 50-over format of the game. While I have no international experience at the 50-over format, I'm sure that I can turn my recent good domestic form into runs at international level and I am ready for the challenge of 50-over international cricket.”, he told the media in Pakistan.

Hasan is known for hard hitting openers and in the shorter formats of the game can maintain a high strike rate. In his first few opening performances for the Karachi Zebras he made 250 runs at a rate of 96.11. He was an uncapped player in the 2009 ICC World Cup, but Salman Butts poor performance earned him his Twenty20 International debut. He started against New Zealand scoring 35 runs off 28 balls. He kept his place in the team for the final against Sri Lanka, contributing by scoring 19 runs. Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Cup.

Hasan who was selected in the 15 man squad travelling to Sri Lanka on the 15th of July, trained with the Pakistan squad at the national training camp in Lahore, at Gaddafi stadium. He admitted the training was tough, especially in the heat, but that he was enjoying himself. He revealed that the team was put through strenuous net sessions, fielding practice and the players got individual attention from the coaches.

Hasan praised Captain Shahid Afridi, who gave the youngster advice ahead of his first ever One Day International. Hasan has only ever played four Twenty20 internationals and was looking forward to the tournament so he could impress his captain and Pakistan legend, Javed Miandad. Miandad gave Hasan valuable advice on his batting style and other technical information, which Hasan appreciated. He said that he planned to focus more on “working the ball around the field instead of looking for big shots all the time.” He believed that Pakistan had a good chance of claiming the Asia Cup, being hosted by Sri Lanka. “We’ve got nothing in our minds but victory and this is the attitude which would drive us forward during the tournament”, he stated.

Since the Pakistani team has not been performing well, including Hasan, other surprise players have also been called up; Shoaib Akhtar, Asad Shafiq, Abdul Rehman, Imran Farhat and Umar Amin. There are already too many problems in the Pakistan camp, injury wise and otherwise, and the Pakistan Cricket Board hopes that with the inclusion of these players, Pakistan will perform better in future tournaments.
Shahzaib Hasan Shahzaib Hasan says he is ready now for 50- over cricket matches. Pakistans one of new player,Pakistan take a 3 new players for asia game , Shahzaib Hasan Wrote On his website PakPassion.net :“I am confident that I can play well in the 50-over format of the game,“While I have no international experience at the 50-over format, I’m sure that I can turn my recent good domestic form into runs at international level and I am ready for the challenge of 50-over international cricket.” Shahazib Hasam said “Waqar bhai and Ijaz bhai are just tremendous; they have a real connection with the ...
He is also a hard hitting opener, maintaining a high strike rate in the shorter format of the game. After a few significant limited over’s performances opening he played for the Karachi Zebras with 250 runs in almost 7 games at a strike rate of 96.11.

Hasan was also one of the two uncapped players in the Pakistan squad for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. He made his Twenty20 international debut in 2009 against New Zealand, and scored 35 off 28 balls. He also scored 19 runs in the final against Sri Lanka and his team won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Irrespective of this entire score, he was not chosen for the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka followed by the World Cup in any format of the game.
Shahzaib Hasan was only in his teens when he was fast-tracked into the Pakistan team. A robust and ungainly opening batsman, he enjoyed healthy returns in his debut first-class season, scoring 607 runs in ten matches for Karachi Blues in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In domestic one-dayers, he has scored 250 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 96.11,
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Shahzaib Hasan was only in his teens when he was fast-tracked into the Pakistan team. A robust and ungainly opening batsman, he enjoyed healthy returns in his debut first-class season, scoring 607 runs in ten matches for Karachi Blues in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In domestic one-dayers, he has scored 250 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 96.11,
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Like many of his more illustrious countrymen, Shahzaib Hasan was only in his teens when he was fast-tracked into the Pakistan team. A robust and ungainly opening batsman, he enjoyed healthy returns in his debut first-class season, scoring 607 runs in ten matches for Karachi Blues in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In domestic one-dayers, he has scored 250 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 96.11, which saw him drafted into the squad for the 2009 World Twenty20 and he came highly recommended by Rashid Latif and Basit Ali, men with a keen eye for Karachi's talent. He doesn't mind a slog on either side of the wicket and hits the ball hard. Though he didn't set the world on fire, a couple of useful mid-sized Twenty20 scores at the top of the order helped Pakistan to unexpected success. Alongside Kamran Akmal, he provided Pakistan with solid starts, never moreso than in the final against Sri Lanka.

Shahzaib Hassan