Tabish Khan (born 12 December 1984) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Sindh.[1] He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in May 2021.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1984 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Batting | Right handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| Only Test (cap 245) | 7 May 2021 v Zimbabwe |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2014/15—2015/16 | Sui Southern Gas Company |
| 2016 | Karachi Whites |
| 2017/18—2018/19 | Pakistan Television |
| 2018 | Karachi Kings |
| 2019— 2022 | Sindh |
| 2023—present | Karachi Whites |
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2021 | |
Career edit
In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Karachi Kings in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.[3]
He was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan Television in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 37 dismissals in six matches.[4] In September 2018, in round two of the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took figures of 8 for 41 for Pakistan Television against Lahore Blues.[5] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan Television, with twenty-eight dismissals in five matches.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8]
In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[9][10] In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.[11][12] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 7 May 2021.[13] Making his debut at the age of 36, he became the third-oldest Pakistani Test debutant.[14] Khan was also the oldest Test debutant for Pakistan in 66 years, and only Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla played more first-class games (218) than him (137) before making their Test debut for Pakistan.[15]
In November 2021, in the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Tabish took his 600th first-class wicket.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Tabish Khan's 15 years of relentless toil". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Tabish Khan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "How the PSL squads stack up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Pakistan Television Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Rawalpindi beat ZTBL by five wickets". The International News. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19: Pakistan Television Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Harare, May 7 - 11 2021, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Tabish Khan becomes Pakistan's third-oldest Test debutant". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Stats - Tabish Khan, oldest Test debutant for Pakistan in 66 years". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Back-to-back centuries for Huraira, maiden ton for Azam and 600 wickets for Tabish". Dunya News. Retrieved 4 November 2021.