Shahrukh Khan

Masood Shahrukh Khan is an Indian batsman for Tamil Nadu in the domestic cricketing circuit. He is a right-handed batter and an off spin bowler. Gujarat Titans signed him in the 2024 Indian Premier League auction after paying 7.4 crore for his services. From 2021 to 2023, Khan played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Punjab Kings.

Shahrukh Khan: Along the Years

Shahrukh Khan Records

• In the opening round of matches in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, Khan scored 194 runs for Tamil Nadu against Delhi.

• Went unbeaten all season on their way to winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2021. Khan contributed an unbeaten 40 from 19 balls in the Quarter Final vs Himachal Pradesh

Shahrukh Khan Awards and Accolades

• Most Valuable Player during the inaugural season of the Junior Chennai Super Kings tournament in 2012.

• Part of the team when Tamil Nadu won the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy

• Part of the Tamil Nadu team, when they finished as runners up in both the 20-overs and 50-overs domestic competitions in the 2019-20 season.

Shahrukh Khan Career

Indian cricketer Masood Shahrukh Khan was born on May 27, 1995, and plays for Tamil Nadu in the state league, as of October 2024. He is an off-spin bowler and a right-handed batsman. He plays for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, as of October 2024. He is a former player for the Lyca Kovai Kings, Punjab Kings, Siechem Madurai Panthers, Ruby Kanchi Warriors. He came into limelight when he played for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2021 to 2023.

Shahrukh Khan Domestic Career

Khan made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu on February 27, 2014, during the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 6 December, 2018. He played his debut first-class match against Kerala and scored 92 off 155 balls while batting at number seven.

Shahrukh made his T20 debut, smashing an 8-ball 20 runs in a last effort for his losing team. He was offered an entirely new start with the TNPL, and after being selected by the Trichy franchise, where Shahrukh played an incredible tournament. However, Khan disappeared from the state selectors' attention due to a decline in form. Shahrukh improved his form in the 2018 season, scoring 325 runs in nine games for the Kovai Kings, his new team. This helped him get back into the Tamil Nadu side.

Khan was an integral part of the Tamil Nadu team that won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2021, after being undefeated throughout the season. Khan made an unbeaten 40 off 19 balls against Himachal Pradesh in the quarterfinal. He also represented Tamil Nadu, when they wrapped up as runners up in both the 20-overs and 50-overs domestic competitions in the 2019-20 season. Khan hit 194 runs for Tamil Nadu against Delhi in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy's opening round of matches.

Shahrukh Khan IPL Career

Khan made his Tamil Nadu first-class debut against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy for the 2018–19 season in December 2018. At number seven in the match, he scored 92 runs off 155 balls. Khan was an integral part of the historic Tamil Nadu team that won the trophy in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament in 2021 while being unbeaten the whole season. Khan's minimal accomplishments in domestic cricket contributed to his big break in the 2021 Indian Premier League, when Punjab Kings picked him in for a huge sum for a rookie. In his IPL debut, he scored an unbeaten six runs from four balls against the Rajasthan Royals. In his first IPL season, Shahrukh had a fantastic season with the Punjab Kings. He participated in 11 games and amassed 153 runs overall, including a career-high 47. He was retained by the Punjab Kings for the 2022 and 2023 Indian Premier League seasons the following year.

He was picked up by Gujarat Titans ahead of the 2024 IPL season for a considerably good amount of INR 7.4 crores. He had a decent season with his new franchise, as he played 7 matches overall in the season and scored 127 runs in total, with the strike rate of 169.33. He recorded his maiden half-century in the IPL while scoring his career best of 58.

Shahrukh Khan International Career

Khan was included in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their home series against the West Indies in January 2022 as one of two standby players. However, he did not play any of the matches for the Indian team. Shahrukh Khan is still an uncapped player and yet to make an international appearance for India.

Shahrukh Khan Under-19 Career

Shahrukh Khan initially garnered attention in 2012, when he won the Most Valuable Player award in the Junior Chennai Super Kings tournament's debut season. However, Khan had a setback when he was left off of the 2014 Under-19 World Cup team following a brilliant Cooch Behar trophy performance, in which the young SRK amassed 624 runs in eight innings and claimed 18 wickets.

Shahrukh was given the chance to play in the World Cup and made his List-A debut against Goa. A month later, he was given the opportunity to represent Tamil Nadu in the T20 format.

The Kovai Kings selected the talented batsman for the third season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), which proved to be a boon as the batter amassed 324 runs in nine games. Shahrukh made his First-Class debut against Kerala in late 2018, following a strong T20 league season. For his state's squad, he excelled as a finisher in both limited-overs forms.

Shahrukh Khan Family

Masood Khan, the father of Shahrukh Khan Khan, was a former club cricket player in Chennai's second division. Lubina Khan, his mother, is an owner of a boutique. Also, he also has a brother named Akram Khan, who plays cricket in the fourth division.