Batsman

Saud Shakeel

Pakistani · 31 years old · Left Handed bat · Left Arm Spin

About Saud Shakeel

Saud Shakeel hails from Karachi and was born on 5 September 1995. He's a very good left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spinner. Saud started his career at the junior level and also captained the Pakistan team in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup. He has been selected for the domestic squad due to his sterling performance and is called "Chota Don" in the country. He is currently the vice-captain of the Pakistan Test team. Saud Shakeel made his Test debut in December 2022 against England in Rawalpindi. But he struck everyone down with the score of 37 and 76 in his debut game. He made an explosive start to his Test career, with the first 7 Tests of his career seeing him reach 50 or above in each match and setting a new world record. Besides, he became the first Pakistani batsman to reach the double century mark in Sri Lanka after he reached 208 off 115 balls in his second match, against Sri Lanka in July 2023. Saud Shakeel had his debut adventure with PSL in Quetta Gladiators. He played for a long time in the squad but had the chance to prove himself towards the end of the season. On his debut in PSL, he scored an outstanding 74 runs off 47 balls against Peshawar Zalmi and proved his versatility as a batsman. He was thus a true asset in the PSL season 2024, scoring 323 runs for the club in 10 games, playing long innings and scoring in a hurry in T20s.