Mohammad Shahzaib Hasan Khan ( ur, ), (born 25 December 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who has been banned for four years, for his involvement in spot-fixing. Previously, he played domestic cricket for

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, making his debut with them in the 2008–09 season. After some notable limited overs performances opening the batting for Karachi Zebras (250 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 96.11), Hasan was one of two uncapped players in the

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squad for the

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. In February 2018, he was banned for one year, extended to four years after an appeal, for his part in the

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Career

After poor performances by Salman Butt at the start of the tournament, he made his

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international debut on 13 June 2009 against

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scoring 35 off 28 balls hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. He maintained his place in the side, scoring 19 runs in the final against

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as Pakistan went on to win the

. After his performance in the Twenty20 he gained a lot of weight and wasn't chosen for touring in any formats of the game, however he was named in the 2010 Asia Cup squad along with many surprises such as

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, Asad Shafiq, Umar Amin and Abdur Rehman. He then scored his maiden fifty against Bangladesh in his third ODI during the

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. He was then selected in the neutral test series against Australia in 2010. He was also selected for the ODI and Twenty20 series against

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. Shahzaib Hasan then participated in the warm-up match against Somerset (just before the England series) and scored 105 runs and made a 169-run stand with

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for the fourth wicket. Shahzaib initially wasn't selected for the tour of South Africa in October 2010, but after pressure from captain

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, the team management of

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, Aaqib Javed and

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the selectors added Shahzaib and fast-bowler Wahab Riaz to the ODI and Twenty20 squads. Shahzaib performed well in the

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He scored 239 runs in the tournament and helped his new domestic team the

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to the final of the tournament. He scored 33 runs in the final but couldn't stop

sliding to defeat as the

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had scored 221 runs the Dolphins were bowled out for 184 with 4 deliveries left. Shahzaib's highest score during the tournament was 101* and he was the only person to score a century in the tournament.

PSL spot-fixing

In February 2018, Hasan was banned for one year and fined one million Pakistani rupees for his alleged role in

. In August 2018, his review appeal resulted in the ban being extended to four years and the fine upheld.

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