Mohammad Zeeshan ( Urdu: ; born 15 April 2006) is a Pakistani

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Early life

Born into a

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Jat family in the Chak 58 JB Lillan village of the Faisalabad District, Zeeshan is the youngest of three brothers. He developed an interest in cricket due to his elder brother and considers Shoaib Akhtar and Curtly Ambrose to be his role models.

Domestic career

Zeeshan made his

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debut for Central Punjab against

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during the

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on 16 March 2022. Zeeshan played for the Pakistan under-19 cricket team during the

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. He was also named as a travelling reserve for Pakistan in the

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. He was selected in Pakistan's squad for the

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. Zeeshan was named in the squad for the

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. During the 2024 Pakistan Super League players draft, he was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the emerging category.

International career

In December 2022, Zeeshan was added to the Pakistani Test squad along with

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and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee.

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