Shabnam Shakil
Shabnam Shakil (born 17 June 2007 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right‑arm medium‑fast bowler. She represents Andhra and, in 2024, Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League, and has also played for South Zone.
Shakil was part of India’s Under-19 team that won the inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2023. In December 2023, she was bought by Gujarat Giants for the 2024 WPL season, becoming the tournament’s youngest player at age 16. She took 3 wickets for 11 runs against UP Warriorz as Gujarat won that match by 8 runs.
She first joined India’s U19 setup in late 2022 for a five‑match T20 series against New Zealand U19, and was selected for the 2023 U19 Women's T20 World Cup. In June 2024, she was named in India’s ODI, T20I and Test squads for the series against South Africa. Shabnam Shakil is seen as a rising star in Indian women’s cricket.
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