Naseem hails from Mayar Jandool, a town in the Lower Dir district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. He has two sisters and four brothers, including Hunain Shah, his younger brother who’s a fast bowler playing at U19 level.
Naseem shah short biography
| Coach | Saud Kha |
| Jersey number | 71 |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast |
| Age |
19 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Marital Status | single |
- Pakistan’s bowling coach Waqar Younis recently hailed pace sensation, Naseem Shah.
- He believes the 17-year-old will be a force to reckon with, in the upcoming years. Rightly so, as Naseem seems to have done justice to his selection thus far.
- His express pace gives him the required edge over others, especially in red-ball
- Naseem Shah made his Test debut against Australia last year, thereby becoming the ninth-youngest to debut (16 years and 279 days) in the longest format.
- He also became the youngest Test one to debut in Australia, a record previously held by former Australia captain Ian Craig (17).
- Notably, Naseem appeared in his maiden Test match a day after his mother’s demise.
- Naseem started playing gully cricket before he appeared in Under-16 regional trials.
- He claimed 32 wickets in 8 matches and in due course, cemented his spot in the Pakistan Under-16 team.
- Naseem then represented Pakistan’s Under-19 team in the Asia Cup, following which he earned his maiden First-class call-up.
- After having played mere 13 First-class games, Naseem burst onto to the international circuit.
- Naseem has snapped up 46 wickets from 13 First-class matches at an incredible average of 20.43. In international cricket, he owns 15 scalps at 29.20, including a five-wicket haul. Interestingly, Australia’s David Warner was his maiden wicket in international cricket.
- Naseem is one of the few fast bowlers in world cricket, who notches over 150 KPH consistently.
- In the 2019 tour Down Under, he bowled several exuberant spells that comprised a number of fiery bouncers.
- He also carries the propensity to swing the ball both ways.
- A calculated run-up coupled with a rather side-on action makes him a feast for the ayes.
- Naseem etched his name in the record books.
- He recorded bowling figures of 31/5 in the first innings of final Test against Sri Lanka.
- At 16 years and 307 days, he become the youngest pacer to clinch a five-wicket haul in test
- He eclipsed fellow Pakistani seamer Mohammad Amir’s record (17 years and 257 days).
- Over a month later, Naseem became the fourth Pakistani bowler and first since Mohammad Sami (2002) to bag a hat-trick in Test cricket.
- The former was the youngest to script this record as well.
- Notably, Naseem ran through Bangladesh’s middle order as hosts Pakistan won the Test by an innings and 44 runs.
- He returned with impressive figures of 26/4.