Report claimed

In a bizarre incident, the Pakistani stroke Saud Shakeel reported reportedly in a first -class match when he slept during the game and could not wake up in time to beat. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 4, during the game of cup class 1 between the State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistani television in Rawalpindi.

Shakeel, a 29-year-old left-handed, was part of the 2025 Champions Trophy Squad 2025. On February 23, 62 of 76 in group A against archrival India in Dubai, he contributed a fell with five four. However, he was not selected in the Odi squad for Pakistan's tour by New Zealand.

According to a report in Cricket.com, Shakeel was the first dough of Pakistan and seventh overall, which was coordinated in first -class cricket after he was supposed to slept while he represented the State Bank of Pakistan against Pakistani television and could not prepare in time. The website quoted an X user “The Statistic Kid” about the incident. The social contribution that contained the scorecard of the game was:

“I just got the news that Saud Shakeel was asleep when the match was played on the basis of his strange newspapers, and did not get up in time when it was his turn … So the referees explained it in time. Only the 7th dough in FC history to love this sport.

Before Shakeel, Andrew Jordaan (South Africa), Hemulal Yadav (India), Vasbert Drakes and Ryan Austin (West Indies), AJ Harris (England) and Charles Kunje (Zimbabwe) were the other batteries that were coordinated in the first click.

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According to Marybone Cricket Club (MCC), the time -controlled rule is as follows:

40.1.1 After falling a wind or retirement of a dough, the incoming dough, unless the time has not been mentioned, must be ready to receive the ball, or so that the other dough is ready to get the next ball within 3 minutes after discharge or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming dough is designed, set in time.

Significantly, it is usually also said that the bowler does not receive a credit when a dough is rejected. In the meantime, the State Bank of Pakistan was emitted for 205 in its first innings. Pakistani television was 49-3 in response. The match is played at night instead of the time of day due to Ramadan.

Saud Shakeels record for Pakistan

Shakeel played 19 tests and just as many Odis and achieved 1,658 runs or 408 runs. On average, he achieves an impressive 50.24 in red ball format for Pakistan with four hundred and nine fifties to his name. In a one-day cricket, the 29-year-old is an average of 27.20 with a hit rate of 85.35 with four fifties and one best of 68.