Sajid Khan (cricketer)
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| Born | 3 September 1993 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling-all rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 244) | 29 April 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20 October 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23rd January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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'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] His part-time gigs to improve his family's financial circumstances 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] He was the leading wicket-taker, claiming 67 wickets in 11 matches.[12] Later the same month, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[13][14]
In September 2022, Sajid Khan signed for Somerset for the remainder of the County Championship season.[15]