Shadab Khan is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for and is the vice-captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in limited-overs cricket. He was born on  4 October 1998 into a Punjabi-speaking family of Niazi Pashtun origin, in Mianwali, Punjab. He also leads Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Northern team in domestic cricket.

He is an all-rounder, which means he can both bat and bowl, and he's known as Pakistan's most successful bowler in T20I cricket. Shadab Khan is also famous for being one of the best fielders in Pakistan.

In January 2023, he got married in a private ceremony to Malaika Saqlain, who is the daughter of Pakistani cricket coach and former international player Saqlain Mushtaq. Shadab was also part of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. As of 2022, he has a central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Shadab Khan Career

In his Test career to date, Shadab Khan has played 6 matches to date in his Test career and he took 14 wickets, with an average of 36.64, conceding nearly 3.23 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3 for 31.

In Shadab Khan's ODI career, He has played 67 matches to date in his ODI career and he took 85 wickets, with an average of 33.58, conceding nearly 5.22 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4 for 27.

Shadab has played 92 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 104 wickets, with an average of 22.12, conceding nearly 7.08 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4 for 8.

He holds the 68th position in the ICC ODI bowling rankings with a total of 453 points. Shadab Khan is ranked 18th position in the ICC T20 bowling rankings with a total of 607 points.