An entertaining left-handed opening batsmen with a likeness to Inzamam-ul-Haq, both in terms of stature and technique.

He came through the ranks at Under-15 and Under-19 levels and impressed the selectors with his performances for National Bank, particularly in 2007/08 season where he scored 800 runs in ten Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches including three centuries. He was subsequently selected to play for the Patron's XI in 2008 that took on the touring Zimbabweans, where he scored 182.

After playing in the limited overs against Sri Lanka in 2012, and was selected for the 2012 World T20, where he was one of the players of the tournament including a 55 against Australia.

He also was key to the ODI series victory during Pakistan's 2012/13 tour of India, scoring two consecutive centuries in the series and his third in three matches against their rivals.