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Haseebullah Khan (Urdu: حسیب اللہ خان; born 20 March 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan in domestic cricket and for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.

Early life

Born in Pishin, a city around 50 kilometers away from Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta, Haseebullah belongs to a cricketing family, as his father Azizullah and his uncle Hameedullah were both first-class cricketers.

Domestic career

In December 2021, Khan was called up to the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team for the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. He was later named in the Under-19 World Cup team of the tournament.

In March 2022, he made his List A debut for Balochistan in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup against Northern. In the semi-finals of the tournament, Khan scored a century against Sindh. Balochistan won the tournament, with Khan being the leading run-scorer in the competition.

In September 2022, he made his first-class debut for Balochistan in the 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In March 2023, he made his PSL debut for Peshawar Zalmi and scored a half-century.

International career

In December 2022, alongside Saim Ayub and Ihsanullah, Khan was one of the three youngsters selected to share a dressing room with the national squad for the second Test match of the New Zealand series. He made his T20I debut on 21 January 2024 in the fifth match of the T20I series against New Zealand.

References

1. "Haseebullah Khan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
2. "زلمی کے حسیب اللہ کو 'کرکٹ گراؤنڈ نہ ملا تو گھر پر ہی نیٹ بنا لیا'". Independent Urdu. 8 March 2024.
3. "Pishin's Haseebullah - A star in making for Pakistan". Dunya News.
4. "Pakistan name squads for West Indies series and U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. 2 December 2021.
5. "Meet Haseebullah Khan, Pakistan's U19 World Cup star". Cricxtasy. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Haseebullah Khan goes past Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam". A-Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. "3 Indians in ICC's U19 World Cup team of the tournament". The Bridge. 7 February 2022.
8. "Full Scorecard of Northern vs Balochistan". Cricinfo. 2 March 2022.
9. "Pakistan Cup: Teenage sensation Haseebullah's century takes Balochistan to final". Geo Super. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
10. "Balochistan defeat five-time champion KPK to claim maiden Pakistan Cup title". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
11. "Peshawar Zalmi go from 2 for 3 to 197 for 5 and beat Karachi Kings". Cricinfo. 1 March 2023.
12. Lakhani, Faizan (31 December 2022). "Three youngsters to be inducted to Pak squad for second Test against NZ". The News International.
13. "NZ vs PAK, Pakistan in New Zealand 2023/24, 5th T20I at Christchurch, January 21, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Haseebullah Khan at ESPNcricinfo

• 2003 births
• Living people
• Balochistan cricketers
• Pakistani cricketers
• Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers
• 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen
• Pakistan One Day International cricketers