Kasir Shah

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Kasir Shah (born June 15, 1978) was a Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Derbyshire between 1999 and 2000.

Shah's cricketing career began at Warwickshire, where he played in the Second XI from 1996, but it was at Derbyshire he was at his most notable, after playing for the team thanks to sponsorship from businessmen with an eye to taking advantage of the success of young Asian talent in the game. Though 2000 was a bad year for most concerned, captain Tim Munton was unprepared to let Shah bowl, and he wasn't offered a contract for the 2001 season.

An uncharacteristically patient tailender, he would stick at the crease and defend much longer than his status down the order would appear to imply.