Sajid Khan (cricketer)

Sajid Khan (born 3 September 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Peshawar in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in April 2021.^[1]

Sajid Khan

Personal information
Full name	Sajid Khan
Born	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 244)	29 April 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	3 January 2024 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–2018, 2023/24–present	Peshawar (squad no. 68)
2019–2022	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2022	Somerset (squad no. 68)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 8 60 24 7 Runs scored 88 1,462 371 55 Batting average 9.77 18.04 28.53 13.75 100s/50s 0/0 1/5 0/1 0/0 Top score 21 105 52 33* Balls bowled 1,887 12,392 1,120 132 Wickets 25 216 22 6 Bowling average 38.16 28.66 38.18 26.16 5 wickets in innings 1 12 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 2 0 0 Best bowling 8/42 8/42 3/14 2/25 Catches/stumpings 4/– 38/– 12/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 September 2023

Career

He made his first-class debut for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 22 October 2016.^[2] He made his List A debut on 20 January 2017 for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup.^[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup on 11 December 2018.^[4]

In January 2021, following the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he was named as the Best Bowler of the tournament.^[5] Later the same month, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[6][7]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.^[8][9] In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.^[10][11] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 29 April 2021.^[12] In December 2021, in the second match against Bangladesh, Khan took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.^[13]

In September 2022, Sajid Khan signed for Somerset for the remainder of the County Championship season. ^[14]

References

1. "Sajid Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pool A: Peshawar v Water and Power Development Authority at Peshawar, Oct 22-25, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
3. "Regional One Day Cup, Lahore Blues v Peshawar at Peshawar, Jan 20, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
4. "3rd Match, National T20 Cup at Multan, Dec 11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
5. "Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa share Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title after spectacular tie". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
6. "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
9. "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
10. "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
11. "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
12. "1st Test, Harare, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
13. "Follow-on looms for Bangladesh after Sajid Khan's six-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
14. "Somerset sign Sajid Khan". Somerset CCC. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

• Sajid Khan at ESPNcricinfo