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The Pakistan cricketer Abdulla Shafique recorded a 58-ball 102 in the National T20 and became the first Pakistani to score a hundred on the T20 debut and first class.
Background
Shafique was born in 1999 in Sialkot and got into cricket when he was young. Abdulla Shafique’s father, Shafique Ahmed, was also then playing first-class cricketer.
At just the age of 14, Abdulla Shafique entered the Sialkot Under-16s side and instantly jumped into the Sialkot's Under-19 side, recording an excellent double-hundred in his second outing.
With his consistency, in 2019, Shafique broke into the 2nd XI first-class debut setup.
Abdulla Shafique was doing well in the campaign, leading him to a national call-up for the Zimbabwe home series, recording 41* on his T20 International debut. However, Shafique faced challenges with New Zealand and was dismissed for a duck in both outings.
Although, Shafique recovered and was given maiden call-ups to ODI sides to play South Africa. Even though he remained on the bench, he left quite an impression behind and received appraisal from the coach, Misbah-ul-Haq. In 2021, he was traded to Balochistan, who was struggling and scored 259 runs at 37.00 in the tournament.
Afterwards, Shafique was selected for the Pakistan Shaheens tour to Sri Lanka while being picked for the senior side tour in Bangladesh. As he recorded 117 versus Sri Lanka, he got two half-centuries on this Test debut, recording 150 runs in three innings as Pakistan won the series by 2-0.
Later, the right-hander was in the PSL by a new-look Lahore Qalandars side. Shafique found it difficult to continue as he scored low scores as one fifty in eleven outings and 128 meagre. Although, he did decent in the eliminator, scoring 52 off 28 balls. Moreover, the Qalandars left Shafique behind and went on to succeed.
Many people believed that Abdulla Shafique was a red-ball player as his showings in white-ball cricket were decent, and in Test cricket, he remained impressive.
Shafique has outstanding numbers, with 992 runs at an average of 47.24.
Abdulla Shafique is not merely a reb-ball batter. Earlier in PSL, Shafique ranked 30th in batting impact/innings in the tournament.
However, he returned with an outstanding 75 at a strike rate of under 183. Shafique's records, including five maximums and scores of 45, 15, and 48, contributed to the team's triumph. He jumped up 183 runs at a strike rate of more than 160.
The right-hander's amazing confidence to play risk-free cricket and manage an outstanding strike is quite impressive. Shafique's utility has definitely increased by adding a new strategy to his game.
FAQs
How did Abdulla Shafique transition his cricket strategy?
Shafique changed his strategy by playing risk-free cricket and managing an outstanding strike rate. With that, he jumped up 183 runs at a strike rate of more than 160.
How old was Abdulla Shafique when he first entered cricket?
Abdulla Shafique was merely 14 years old when he broke into the Sialkot Under-16s side and instantly jumped into the Sialkot's Under-19 side.
What is Abdulla Shafique’s net worth?
Abdulla Shafique's net worth is approximately $5 million.
