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
Born	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31) 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	25 January 2025 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–2018	Peshawar (squad no. 68)
2019–2022	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2022	Somerset (squad no. 68)
2023/24	Peshawar (squad no. 68)
2023/24	Khan Research Laboratories
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 12 80 38 15 Runs scored 206 1,946 552 92 Batting average 14.71 17.85 27.60 10.22 100s/50s 0/0 1/5 0/1 0/0 Top score 48* 105 52 33* Balls bowled 2,823 17,311 1,852 276 Wickets 59 310 34 10 Bowling average 27.28 27.98 37.88 35.10 5 wickets in innings 4 19 0 0 10 wickets in match 2 4 0 0 Best bowling 8/42 8/42 3/14 2/25 Catches/stumpings 7/– 46/– 18/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2025

Early life

Sajid's family hails from Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[2] His father served in the Pakistan Army and died in 2003,^[3] when Sajid and siblings were still young, pushing his mother to work as the breadwinner to support the family. He migrated to Dubai with a six-month visa for training, where he worked at an airport to earn some money, and was a member of the Peshawar team.^[4][5][6] Some of his side jobs in order to financially survive included selling cellphones.^[7]

Domestic career

Sajid Khan made his first-class debut for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 22 October 2016.^[8] He made his List A debut on 20 January 2017 for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup.^[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup on 11 December 2018.^[10]

In January 2021, following the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he was named as the Best Bowler of the tournament.^[11] Later the same month, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[12][13]

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

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.^[15][16] In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.^[17][18] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 29 April 2021.^[19]

In December 2021, in the second match against Bangladesh, Khan took his first five-wicket haul and a ten-wicket haul in Test cricket with a best bowling figure of 8 for 42 in the first innings and 12 for 128 in a match at Mirpur.^[20]

In October 2024, Khan was named in Pakistan's squad for the second and third Tests in the home series against England.^[21] In the first innings of the second Test, Khan took his second five-wicket haul with figures of 7 for 111.^[22] He was named Player of the Match for his nine-wickets in the second test.^[23][24] In the third Test, Khan registered a second ten-wicket haul after his third five-wicket haul with figures of 6 for 128 in the first innings and with 4 for 69 in the second innings, at Rawalpindi.^[25][26] He was named Player of the Series played against England.^[27]