Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)

Shahrukh Khan (born 27 May 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and for the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Khan during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Full name
Masood Shahrukh Khan[1]
Born 27 May 1995 (age 27)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
2014–present Tamil Nadu
2021–present Punjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 8 33 50
Runs scored 516 737 547
Batting average 46.90 43.35 21.03
100s/50s 1/3 0/7 0/0
Top score 194 79* 47
Balls bowled 209 62 80
Wickets 3 3 2
Bowling average 40.33 22.66 51.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/36 1/1 1/9
Catches/stumpings 6/– 10/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 March 2022

Career

Khan made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Tamil Nadu in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2018.

Khan was part of the Tamil Nadu side that went unbeaten all season on their way to winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2021. Khan contributed an unbeaten 40 from 19 balls in the Quarter Final vs Himachal Pradesh.

In February 2021, Khan was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut on 12 April 2021 against Rajasthan Royals and scored an unbeaten 6 off 4 balls. He was handed his maiden IPL cap by Chris Gayle.

In January 2022, Khan was named as one of two standby players in India’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their home series against the West Indies. In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. Later the same month, in the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, Khan scored 194 runs for Tamil Nadu against Delhi.