Learn more about age and career journey of Pakistani cricketer Tayyab Tahir, after the 29-year-old batsman guided his country to 128-runs victory against India A
On Sunday, Tayyab Tahir’s outstanding hundred helped Pakistan A defeat India A by 128-runs in the championship match to clinch their second consecutive Emerging Teams Asia Cup. However, Pakistan’s decision to field the 29-year-old Tahir in this tournament attracted negative attention from cricket fans.
Pakistani cricketer Tayyab Tahir biography, age, wife, height, batting cricket stats, pic
Born: 26 July 1993 (age 29 years), Gujrat, Pakistan
Height: 1.7 m
Current teams: Pakistan A cricket team (Batter), Central Punjab cricket team (Batter), Southern Punjab cricket team (Batter)
Dates joined: 2021 (Southern Punjab cricket team), 2020 (Central Punjab cricket team)
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Leg break
National side: Pakistan
Tayyab Tahir played 23 DODI matches and scored 987 runs in 22 Innings and his highest Score in DODI is 169. T Tahir has 2 DODI centuries, 7 DODI half centuries. He is single and unmarried.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi including Tayyab Tahir and Mehran Mumtaz into the celebrations. The mutual respect there between our seniors and youngsters Ma Shaa Allah ❤️#EmergingAsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/YavaVPBw2h
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) July 24, 2023
India lost the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 Final by 128 runs. pic.twitter.com/XcPLChUFk2
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 23, 2023
Why fans are criticizing the inclusion of Tahir in Pakistan squad?
During his time at the crease, the right-handed batsman hit four maximums and 12 boundaries. While the batter’s performance was praised by the Pakistani crowd, Pakistan’s use of a 29-year-old player on the emerging team was criticized by many Indian spectators. It is important to note that Tayyab Tahir made his T20I debut for Pakistan against Afghanistan earlier this year and is older compared to his country’s superstar opener Babar Azam. In comparison, India competed in the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup by fielding a youthful team that had zero players with experience in international matches.
On Twitter, numerous fans trolled the Pakistan Cricket Board for their decision to let such experienced players in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Notably, the players from Pakistan A squad have combinedly participated in eighty-one matches. Meanwhile, some fans pointed out the fact that Tayyab Tahir will reach 30-year age in just three days and if he is allowed to play in this competition then Indian stars like Hardik Pandya should have also competed.
How Indian squad fared in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Owing to his composed batting, Tayyab Tahir managed to score 108-runs off 71 deliveries and allowed Pakistan to set target of 353-runs for India. In response, India could only manage 224-runs in 40 overs and succumbed to their first loss of the competition. Despite this loss, Indian fans will be proud of their country’s amazing performance throughout the tournament. For his outstanding performance in this competition including 11-wickets, Indian spinner Nishant Sindhu was recognized as the Player of the Series.