After poor performances by
Salman Butt at the start of the tournament, Shahzaib made his
Twenty20 international debut on 13 June 2009 against
New Zealand scoring 35 off 28 balls hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. He maintained his place in the team, scoring 19 runs in the final against
Sri Lanka as Pakistan went on to win the
2009 ICC World Twenty20. After his performance in the Twenty20, he gained a lot of weight and was not 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
Shoaib Akhtar,
Asad Shafiq,
Umar Amin and
Abdur Rehman. He scored his maiden fifty against Bangladesh in his third ODI during the
2010 Asia Cup. He was then selected in the
neutral test series against Australia in 2010. He was also selected for the ODI and Twenty20 series against
England. 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
Fawad Alam for the fourth wicket. Shahzaib initially wasn't selected for the tour of South Africa in October 2010, but after pressure from captain
Shahid Afridi, the team management of
Waqar Younis,
Aaqib Javed and
Intikhab Alam the selectors added Shahzaib and fast-bowler
Wahab Riaz to the ODI and Twenty20 squads. Shahzaib performed well in the
2010-11 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup He scored 239 runs in the tournament and helped his new domestic team the
Karachi Dolphins to the final of the tournament. He scored 33 runs in the final but couldn't stop
Karachi Dolphins sliding to defeat as the
Lahore Lions 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
2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal. In August 2018, his review appeal resulted in the ban being extended to four years and the fine upheld. ==References==