Shan Masood Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Shan Masood Khan
Nickname	Shaani
Profession	Cricketer (Opening Batsman)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in feet & inches- 6’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 22 March 2019 against Australia at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Test- On 14 October 2013 against South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE T20- On 20 September 2022 against England at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Jersey Number	#94 (Pakistan) #94 (Karachi Whites, Derbyshire, Yorkshire)
Domestic/State Team	College Cricket • Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University (2011) First Class/List A/T20 • Karachi Zone III Under-19s (2005-07) • The Rest (2005-06) • Karachi Urban Under-19s (2005-08) • Karachi Whites (2007-present) • Habib Bank Limited (2009-14) • Federal Areas (2011-12) • Islamabad (2012-13) • Islamabad Leopards (2012-13) • Punjab Chief Minister's XI (2013-14) • Federal United (2014-15) • United Bank Limited (2015-18) • Punjab (2016) • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2018) • National Bank of Pakistan (2018-19) • Southern Punjab (2019-21) • Pakistan Cricket Board Greens (2020) • Pakistan Cricket Board Whites (2020) • Southern Punjab (2020-21) • Baluchistan (2021-23) • Sindh (2021-22) Club Cricket • Derbyshire Second XI (2022) • Yorkshire Second XI (2023) County Championship • Derbyshire (2022) • Yorkshire (2023) Kashmir Premier League (KPL) • Bagh Stallions (2021) Pakistan Super League (PSL) • Multan Sultans (2018-23) Bangladesh Super League (BPL) • Dhaka Dominators (2023) Other Teams • Pakistan Under-15 (2002) • Pakistan Under-15 (2006-08) • Pakistan A (2009-19) • Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI (2016-17) • Pakistan (2014-present)
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm medium-fast
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Top Schoolboy Batsman of 2009 • Best Domestic Batsman of the Year award in 2018 • County' Player of the Month for April 2022 • First Derbyshire batsman to score consecutive double centuries • Second overseas player to captain a county team (2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 October 1989 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	33 Years
Birthplace	Kuwait
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Karachi
School	Stamford High School, Lincolnshire, England
College/University	• Durham University • Loughborough University
Educational Qualifications	• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Economics (2010-11; Dropped out from Durham University) • Graduation in Management and Sports Sciences (2012-14; Distance learning from Loughborough University) [1]LinkedIn - Shan Masood
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian [2]Instagram - Shan Masood
Hobbies	• Blogging • Gymming
Controversies	Product of Nepotism Shan Masood belongs to a rich and affluential family, and his father also served as a member of the governing board of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). When he was selected for Pakistan and played for them, he was teased by the fans who shouted Parchi from the stands. He has been teased in similar fashion on various occasions. Fine of 25% match fee [3]Zee News In November 2019, Shan Masood was playing for Southern Punjab against Northern Punjab at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot in a match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He showed dissatisfaction towards the umpire's decision when he was given out for which fined 25% of his match fee. Masood denied the charges levelled by the on-field umpires Abdul Moqeet and Farooq Ali Khan; however, the match referee Kamran Chaudhry later upheld the decision in the hearing. It was stated that Masood violated clause 2.8 of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which is related to showing obvious disappointment with the umpires’ decision when given out caught behind. Spider Cam Deflection [4]Malayala Manorama Shan Masood was playing in the India-Pakistan match in the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia. When he hit a aerial shot, his shot hit the rope of the spider cam. Many fans criticised ICC for using such cameras and alleged that Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was fielding at the deep position and would have caught the shot.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nische Khan
Marriage Date	20 January 2023
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nische Khan
Children	None
Parents	Father- Mansoor Masood Khan (Professional Banker) Mother- Anjum (Housewife)
Siblings	Brother- Ali Masood (Younger, Barrister) Sister- Mishal Hameeda Khan (Died on 3 October 2021 at age of 35 years) Note: His sister suffered from a rare chromosome disorder which hindered her mental development.
Other Relatives	Waqar Masood Khan (Finance secretary of Pakistan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue during Imran Khan's government in Pakistan)
Favourites
Cricketer	Yuvraj Singh
Exercise	Deadlift

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shan Masood

• Shan Masood is a Pakistani cricketer who has played in many international tournaments. He was appointed as the captain of the Pakistan test team in November 2023.

• His family returned to Pakistan after the start of the 1990 Gulf War due to Kuwait’s invasion by Iraq and moved to Karachi. When he was five years old, he started playing cricket. His father supported him, and he played cricket while studying in school and college.
  

  A childhood picture of Shan Masood with his father and brother

• Shan Masood’s father, Mansoor Masood Khan, played hockey at the provincial level in Pakistan and is a cricket lover as well. Mansoor was watching the ODI between Pakistan and the West Indies at Sharjah, in which Wasim Akram took a hat-trick at the time of Shan’s birth on 14 October 1989.
  

  Shan Masood with his parents

• Shan Masood was included in the Wisden Book of 2009 as the Top Schoolboy Batsman of England as he made 1237 runs for Stamford School in the 2009 school cricket season. He scored 50 runs less than England cricketer Alastair Cook’s all-time record of highest runs in school cricket.
  

  Shan Masood during his school days

• Former Pakistani cricketer and coach, Aaqib Javed, chose him for the Pakistan Under-15 in the 2002 Under-15 Asia Cup. He played for the Pakistan Under-19 team in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.
  
  

  Shan Masood during Under-19 playing days

• He later played for many teams in the Pakistan domestic circuit and captained many teams such as Southern Punjab.
  

  Shan Masood with Umar Gul (left) during a domestic tournament

• He made his first test fifty in his first test innings by scoring 75 runs and got out for a duck in the second innings of his debut test match. In July 2015, he made his first test century with 125 runs against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
  

  Shan Masood playing in a test match

• He scored 40 runs in his debut ODI match. On 31 March 2019, he made his first ODI half-century with 50 runs against Australia at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
  

  Shan Masood playing in an ODI match

• In the 2018 Pakistan Cup, he was the vice-captain of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team. In the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament, he served as the captain of the Southern Punjab.
  
  

  Shan Masood with Babar Azam (left) after winning the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

• He scored 7 runs in his debut T20I match. On 23 September 2022, he made his first T20I half-century with 65 runs not out against England at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.
  

  Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, and Haris Rauf (L-R) during a T20I series

• Many fans applauded him for his dedication when he tore his pants from the side while fielding during a test match against Australia in March 2022. He dived towards the boundary rope to stop the ball, but he could not.

#PAKvAUS #PakistanBachanaHai
Trousers of Shan Masood gets torn down as he slips in a bid to stop boundary. pic.twitter.com/BC3ff8VhAO

— Baseer Ahmed (@journoBaseer) March 7, 2022

• In the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia, he scored 175 runs in 7 matches at an average of 43.75 and a strike rate of 118.24 with the highest score of 52 runs not out against India.
  

  Shan Masood playing in the 2022 T20 World Cup

• Before the match against India in the 2022 T20 World Cup, he was practising in the nets when another Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Nawaz hit a shot that hit Masood on the head after which he was taken to the hospital; he did not suffer any major injury and opened the Pakistan batting in the match.
  

  Shan Masood being attended by Pakistani players and coaches after he was hit on the head during practice

• He became the first player to score 1000 runs in the County Championship 2022 while playing for Derbyshire which also included three double-centuries; he also became the first Derbyshire batsman to score consecutive double-centuries. In the County Championship 2023, he became the second overseas player to become a captain of a county team by captaining Yorkshire.
  

  Shan Masood with Mohammad Rizwan (right) during the 2022 county season

• Shan also made changes to his own diet after his father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. To reduce the risk, he also made changes to his workout schedule.
  

  Shan Masood during an exercise session

• He made headlines with his marriage to Nische Khan on 20 January 2023 in Peshawar. Their Valima ceremony was later held in Karachi on 27 January 2023.
  

  Shan Masood with Nische Khan (right)

  

  Shan Masood with Nische Khan (right) during the valima ceremony

• He served as the Vice-Captain for the New Zealand ODI series held in Pakistan in January 2023. After Babar Azam quit from captaincy after the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India, Shan Masood was appointed as the captain of the test team of Pakistan for the full timeline of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship. ^[5]ICC
  

  A tweet congratulating Shan Masood after his appointment as Pakistan test captain

• He has also served as a commentator in a few domestic cricket matches in England and has also appeared in a few cricket discussion shows.
  

  Shan Masood (left) while doing commentary in a match

  

  Shan Masood with Wasim Akram (left) during a cricket discussion show