Abdullah Shafique
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Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
 Shafique playing for Yorkshire in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1999 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arshad Ali (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 246) | 26 November 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 October 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 238) | 21 August 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 December 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 89) | 10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 March 2023 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2020/21 | Central Punjab (squad no. 57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–2023 | Balochistan (squad no. 57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Lahore Qalandars (squad no. 57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdullah Shafique[a] (pronounced [əbdʊllaːɦ ʃəfiːq]; born 20 November 1999) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team across all formats.[2] A right-handed top-order batter, he also plays for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL and previously played for Central Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan's domestic cricket.[3]
Shafique was born in Sialkot on 20 November 1999, into a Punjabi Muslim Gujjar family.[2][4] His father Shafiq Ahmed is a long-term resident of Dubai, where he moved in 1991. He was a professional cricketer and later became a cricket coach.[5][6][7] His uncle Arshad Ali played international cricket for the United Arab Emirates.[8][9]
Under the supervision of his father, who has coached at GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai since 2003 and has produced more than 20 international cricketers for the UAE, Abdullah began his cricket training at the age of 3 and was called up to the Pakistan under-19 team at the age of 16.[10]
Outside cricket, Abdullah also enjoys music, is a singer himself and plays the guitar; videos of different songs he has sung have gone viral.[11]
Domestic career
In November 2017, Shafique was bought by Multan Sultans in the 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft but did not play in the competition.[12]
In December 2019, he made his first-class debut for Central Punjab in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, scoring 133 runs.[13]
In September 2020, he made his Twenty20 debut for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, scoring 102 not out.[14]
As a result, he became the first Pakistani batsman to score a century on his first-class and T20 debut.[15]
In December 2021, Shafique was named in Lahore Qalandar's squad for the 2022 Pakistan Super League season (PSL).[16]
