Shadab Kabir made his ODI debut in 1996 and returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs in all the matches.
In the past of Pakistan cricket team, there have been players who played 3 ODI matches, got out for zero in all three but still were declared "Man of the Match". According to private TV Aaj News, this player is none other than Shadab Kabir who made his debut in 1996. Shadab played three ODIs for Pakistan and got out for zero in all of them and did not get a single wicket, taking only one catch in the name of success.
A left-handed batsman and right-handed off-break bowler, Shadab started his career on September 1, 1996 against England in Nottingham. In his debut match, he bowled just two balls and fell victim to Adam Holick without scoring any runs.
The entire Pakistani team was awarded the man of the match award for their all-round performance in this match played at Traet Bridge.
In this match, England scored 246 runs in the allotted 50 overs while batting first. The team's 10th wicket fell in the last over of the innings. On behalf of Pakistan, Wasim Akram took the most three wickets while Waqar Younis, Shahid Nazir and Saqlain Mushtaq took one wicket each. In reply, Pakistan achieved the target of 247 runs for the loss of 8 wickets thanks to the innings of Saeed Anwar (62), Shahid Anwar (37), Ijaz Ahmed (59), Amir Sohail (29) and Rashid Latif (31 not out). was
This is not usually the case, but after this eight-wicket victory, the entire Pakistan team was awarded the Man of the Match award and Shadab Kabir was also included. Shadab took one catch in this match. After that, Shadab played 2 more ODI matches in Toronto, Canada, but in both these matches he got out without opening his account. He did not even get a chance to bowl and did not take any catch.
Thus ended his ODI career with a disappointing record of zero runs, zero wickets and one catch in three ODIs. Born on November 12, 1977 in Karachi, Shadab Kabir also played 5 Tests between 1996 and 2002 and scored 148 runs at an average of 21.14, during which 55 runs was his highest score. However, despite this unsuccessful international career, Shadab Kabir scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket. He scored 6961 runs at an average of 31.78 in 136 first-class matches and 2813 runs at an average of 38.53 in 81 List A matches. He scored 11 centuries in first-class matches and four centuries in List A matches.