Tayyab Tahir
CountryPakistan
Birth date26 July 1993 (age 33)
Birth placeSarai Alamgir Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 7 in
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleMiddle-order batter
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2023–2025
Odidebutdate26 November
Odidebutyear2024
OdidebutagainstZimbabwe
Odicap249
Lastodidate12 February
Lastodiyear2025
LastodiagainstSouth Africa
Odishirt66
T20idebutdate24 March
T20idebutyear2023
T20idebutagainstAfghanistan
T20icap102
Lastt20idate1 December
Lastt20iyear2024
Lastt20iagainstZimbabwe
T20ishirt66
Club 1Central Punjab
Year 12020/21
Club 2Southern Punjab
Year 22021–2023
Clubnumber 299
Club 3Karachi Kings
Year 32023
Club 4Lahore Whites
Year 42023/24–present
Clubnumber 466
Club 5Multan Sultans
Year 52024-2025
Club 6Lahore Qalandars
Year 62026
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 111
Runs 1181
Bat avg 122.62
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 138
Deliveries 1–
Wickets 1–
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 14/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 28
Runs 2123
Bat avg 220.50
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 239*
Deliveries 2–
Wickets 2–
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2–
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 24/–
Column 3First-class
Matches 367
Runs 33,836
Bat avg 335.51
100s/50s 38/19
Top score 3221
Deliveries 3212
Wickets 33
Bowl avg 353.33
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 31/0
Catches/stumpings 351/–
Column 4List A

Tayyab Tahir (born 26 July 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Lahore Whites and the Pakistan national team.[1]

Early life and career

Born in the village of Thoon near Sarai Alamgir in Pakistan's Punjab province, Tayyab played tape ball cricket before getting into professional cricket in 2007. At the age of 14, he moved to Lahore after being encouraged by his uncle and his father, joining the city's P&T Gymkhana cricket club and playing with former international all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, later making his domestic debut across all formats in 2015.[2]

Domestic career

In December 2018, in his debut T20 innings, Tayyab hit a half-century for Lahore Whites against Peshawar, during the 2018–19 National T20 Cup.[2]

In January 2021, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[3][4] Following the conclusion of the competition, he was named as the batsman of the tournament.[5]

In October 2021, in the second round of the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[6]

In December 2022, ahead of the 2023 PSL, he was picked by the PSL franchise Karachi Kings.[7] This would be his first participation in the Pakistan Super League. In the 14th match of the tournament, playing against Multan Sultans, he made his PSL debut and also got his maiden PSL half-century.[8]

International career

In January 2023, Tayyab earned his maiden call for the national squad, named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the New Zealand tour of Pakistan.[9] He didn't play any of the three ODIs. Before his selection he played club cricket in England for some three years.[10]

In March 2023, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against Afghanistan.[11] He made his T20I debut in the first T20I of the series, on 24 March 2023.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Tayyab Tahir". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Tayyab Tahir: 'My passion turned into my profession because of my father'". PCB. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lift Pakistan Cup with resounding seven-wicket win". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Tayyab, Saad, Faizan score centuries in QT matches". The News. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ Rasool, Danyal (15 December 2022). "As it happened - PSL 2023 player draft". Cricinfo
  8. ^ "Spinners dominate as Karachi Kings avenge Sultans in second PSL clash". A Sports. 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ Lakhani, Faizan (5 January 2023). "Pakistan squad for New Zealand ODIs announced". Geo Super
  10. ^ "'I found out about my Pakistan call-up on TV'". BBC News
  11. ^ "Pakistan name new captain for Afghanistan T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  12. ^ "1st T20I (N), Sharjah, March 24, 2023, Afghanistan v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2023.