Shahid Mahboob

Shahid Mahboob (Urdu: شاہد محبوب; born 25 August 1962) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. An all-rounder, Mahboob was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Karachi, Sind, and played one Test match and 10 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1982 and 1989, including five matches at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Mahboob received his early education from the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi. He first came to prominence in youth cricket. In the 1980–81 National Under-19 Championship, he took 7 for 69 for Karachi against Lahore, and he then took 11 wickets in three youth "Tests" against the touring Australians. At the 1983 Cricket World Cup, he played one of the defining innings of his international career, scoring 77 against Sri Lanka at Headingley and sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 144 with Imran Khan after Pakistan had slumped to 43 for 5.

In domestic cricket, Mahboob became one of Pakistan's leading seam bowlers of the 1980s and 1990s. His first first-class century was 110 for Allied Bank Limited against Lahore City Cricket Association in the 1982–83 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He later captained Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, and in the 1983–84 Wills Cup he took 5 for 52 against House Building Finance Corporation, his only five-wicket haul in List A cricket. In the 1990–91 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, playing for Karachi Whites, he took his career-best first-class figures of 8 for 62 against Peshawar at the National Stadium, Karachi.

After his playing career, Mahboob moved into coaching. In 2018, he was appointed head coach and development manager of the Qatar cricket team. In March 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed him head of its High Performance Centre in Karachi.