The 23-year-old has been in excellent form of late and played some brilliant performances in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Questions were raised over Shadab's performance ahead of the big tournament, but he silenced his critics with his superb bowling. Shadab performed well in the semi-final against Australia, taking 4 wickets and scoring 26 runs. Despite Pakistan's disappointing performance, Shadab's spell was rated as the most impactful spell of the tournament.