Tayyab Tahir Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tayyab Tahir

• Tayyab, in an interview, said that he was introduced to cricket through a tape ball. He further said,
  

  I belong to a village named Thoon near Sarai Alamgir and used to play tape-ball cricket there. There used to be no professional hard-ball cricket in that area, so everyone played with tape-ball. I was fond of football before taking up tape-ball cricket, and I was really good at it. There was, however, no scope in football.

• Tayyab’s uncle, who lives in England, advised his father to join a cricket academy so he could pursue the sport professionally. When Tayyab was 14 years old, his father took him to Lahore, where he joined the P&T Gymkhana cricket club.

• Tayyab likes to travel and explore places around the world.
  

  A photo of Tayyab Tahir enjoying vacation in UK

• On 26 January 2015, Tayyab made his List-A debut for Lahore Eagles against Multan Tigers in the Haier President’s Silver Cup One Day; he scored a half-century in the match.

• On 13 September 2015, Tayyab made his T20 debut for Lahore Region Whites against Faisalabad Region in the Cool and Cool Presents Haier Mobile T-20 Cup.

• Tayyab made his first-class debut on 26 October 2015 for Lahore Blues against Sui Sthn Gas in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy; he scored 87 runs in the first innings.

• Tayyab scored his maiden first-class century in October 2021 in the second round of the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Balochistan at Multan Cricket Stadium; he remained not out in the match with a score of 181 runs.

• Tayyab came under the spotlight after he scored a century against India A team in the final match of the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup and guided Pakistan to victory; he scored 108 runs off 71 balls.
  

  Tayyab Tahir playing a shot during the match against India A in the finals

• In December 2022, Tayyab was bought by the Karachi Kings ahead of the 2023 PSL. He made his debut in the tournament against Multan Sultans in February 2023 and scored a half-century in the match.
  

  Tayyab Tahir playing a shot during a PSL match

• Tayyab was retained by the Multan Sultans team in the 2025 PSL Draft. They exercised their Right to Match (RTM) card to retain him after he was initially picked by Lahore Qalandars.

• As of April 2025, Tayyab has 34.9k followers on Instagram and 22k followers on Facebook.