Known as an attacking opening batsman, he was a member of the bronze-medal team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

[7] In his second match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) against Sri Lanka in Dubai, Khan made a promising 34 and suggested he could fix Pakistan's top-order conundrum.

In September 2016, Khan earned his first Test call-up against New Zealand after impressing in the limited overs against England and West Indies.

This century stands as the fourth-highest One Day International (ODI) score by a Pakistani, behind Fakhar Zaman (210*), Saeed Anwar (194) and Imran Nazir (160).

In February 2017, Khan was provisionally suspended under the Anti-Corruption Code of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

[10] On 18 February, Khan, along with teammate Khalid Latif, was formally charged by the PCB for violating the anti-corruption code.

[needs update] On 30 August 2017, Sharjeel Khan was banned for 5 years from all forms of cricket after being found guilty on five counts in violation of the PCB's anti-corruption code.