Ahmed Shehzad Explained

Ahmed Shehzad
Birth Date:23 November 1991
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak
Role:Opening batter
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
International:true
Internationalspan:2009–2019
Country:Pakistan
Testdebutdate:31 December
Testdebutyear:2013
Testdebutagainst:Sri Lanka
Testcap:216
Lasttestdate:4 May
Lasttestyear:2017
Lasttestagainst:West Indies
Odidebutdate:24 April
Odidebutyear:2009
Odidebutagainst:Australia
Odicap:172
Lastodidate:16 October
Lastodiyear:2017
Lastodiagainst:Sri Lanka
Odishirt:19
T20idebutdate:7 May
T20idebutyear:2009
T20idebutagainst:Australia
T20icap:26
Lastt20idate:7 October
Lastt20iyear:2019
Lastt20iagainst:Sri Lanka
T20ishirt:19 (previously 93)
Club1:Habib Bank Limited
Year1:2007–present
Club2:Barisal Burners
Year2:2012
Club3:Nagenahira Nagas
Year3:2012
Club5:Lahore Lions
Year5:2008–2015
Club6:Pakistan A cricket team
Year6:2013
Club7:Jamaica Tallawahs
Year7:2013–2014
Club8:Comilla Victorians
Year8:2015
Club9:Quetta Gladiators
Year9:2016–2017, 2019–present
Club10:Barbados Tridents
Year10:2016
Club11:Multan Sultans
Year11:2018
Club12:Central Punjab
Year12:2019–2022
Club13:Rangpur Rangers
Year13:2019–present
Club14:Dhaka Platoon
Year14:2019/20
Club15:Kandy Warriors
Year15:2021
Club16:Rawalakot Hawks
Year16:2021
Club17:Lahore Whites
Year17:2023
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Column2:ODI
Column3:T20I
Column4:FC
Matches1:13
Matches2:81
Matches3:59
Matches4:90
Runs1:982
Runs2:2,585
Runs3:1,471
Runs4:6,137
Bat Avg1:40.91
Bat Avg2:32.56
Bat Avg3:25.80
Bat Avg4:40.91
100S/50S1:3/4
100S/50S2:6/14
100S/50S3:1/7
100S/50S4:14/36
Top Score1:176
Top Score2:124
Top Score3:111
Top Score4:254
Deliveries1:48
Deliveries2:115
Deliveries3:6
Deliveries4:1,349
Wickets1:0
Wickets2:2
Wickets3:0
Wickets4:19
Bowl Avg1:–
Bowl Avg2:70.00
Bowl Avg3:–
Bowl Avg4:49.78
Fivefor1:–
Fivefor2:0
Fivefor3:–
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor1:–
Tenfor2:0
Tenfor3:–
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling1:–
Best Bowling2:1/22
Best Bowling3:–
Best Bowling4:4/7
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Catches/Stumpings2:26/–
Catches/Stumpings3:15/–
Catches/Stumpings4:80/–
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259410.html CricInfo
Date:28 July
Year:2022

Ahmad Shehzad (born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani international cricketer.

He is an opening batsman who made his One Day International and Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan in April 2009 against Australia.[2] [3] He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. In the 2014 T20 World Cup, he became the first Pakistani to score a century in a T20 world cup, with his 111 against Bangladesh.

Early and personal life

Shehzad was born on 23 November 1991 in Lahore. He was born into a Pashtun family of the Afridi clan and, besides English and Urdu, he can speak Pashto as well.[4]

He grew up in a middle-class environment in a modest house near the famous Anarkali Bazaar.[5]

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married Sana, his childhood friend.[6] [7] They had a boy in 2017.[8] In 2021, they had a second baby, a daughter.[9]

Domestic and franchise career

Ahmad Shehzad was the highest run scorer in BPL 2011-12 and the best batsman of the tournament.[10] Shehzad was the leading run-scorer in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, with 653 runs, including a career-best score in List A cricket of 166 in the semi-final. He was also the captain of the team.[11] [12] During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.[13]

He was the highest runs scorer and man of the tournament in 2016 Pakistan Cup. He scored 372 runs in only 5 matches with the help of 3 half centuries and a hundred.[14]

In April 2018, he was named as the captain of Balochistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[15] [16] He scored the most runs for Baluchistan during the tournament, with 251 runs in four matches.[17] In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[18] [19]

He failed a doping test in 2018 and was banned for 10 weeks.[20]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[21] [22] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[23]

In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[24] [25] He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season.[26] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[27]

On December 15, 2023, Shehzad announced that he was leaving the PSL after not being selected by any franchise.[28]

International career

Shehzad made his first-class debut in 2007. The innings which led to a call-up for the national team was a 167 he scored in Pakistan Youth's victory against England.[29] [30]

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.[31] Ahmed Shehzad was part of the Test squad against South Africa in UAE. However he wasn't selected in the playing XI in either of the 2 Tests against South Africa.[32]

He has a 40+ test average for Pakistan Cricket Team with the help of 3 hundreds and 3 half centuries. His test hundreds have been scored against Sri Lanka where he scored 147 runs, Australia where he scored 136 runs and New Zealand where he scored 176 runs[33]

In his One Day International career he has scored 6 hundreds and 14 half centuries. In his Twenty20 International career, he has scored 1 hundred 7 fifties. He is First Pakistani player who has scored a century in all three forms of cricket.[34]

Controversies

Shehzad was issued a one-match ban in 2011 for showing dissent in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, one month before being issued a fine on disciplinary grounds.[35]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's conversion from Islam to Buddhism.[36] Shehzad was caught on camera telling Dilshan:[37]

During a Pakistan Super League group stage match vs Peshawar Zalmi, Shehzad had an exchange of words and physical conflict with bowler Wahab Riaz. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) imposed a fine on both players and issued an official warning to them.[38]

Records and achievements

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/ahmed-shehzad Ahmed Shehzad’s profile
  2. Web site: Ahmed Shahzad eyes ODI recall. 28 December 2016. The Express Tribune. 10 March 2018. 28 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428182225/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1277470/ahmed-shahzad-eyes-odi-recall/. live.
  3. Web site: New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players . ESPNcricinfo . 6 August 2018 . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001634/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-central-contracts-guarantee-earnings-boost-for-pakistan-players-1154598 . live .
  4. Web site: Khan . Atta Ur Rehman . 27 July 2020 . Ahmed Shehzad's protein is as expensive as you can imagine . . It may be recalled that Ahmed Shehzad was born on November 23, 1991 in Lahore to a Pashtun family and that is why he can speak English and Urdu as well as Pashto [...] Ahmed Shehzad belongs to the well-known tribe Afridi, before this very important players like Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul also belong to the Afridi tribe. . 4 February 2023 . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204202342/https://www.bolnews.com/latest/2020/07/ahmed-shehzads-protein-is-as-expensive-as-you-can-imagine/ . live .
  5. Web site: Farooq . Umar . 25 June 2015 . Shehzad stumbling after promising start . . Hailing from a middle-class family that lived in a modest house near the famous shopping street Anarkali in Lahore, Shehzad had real talent..
  6. News: Ahmad Shahzad celebrates first marriage anniversary with Sana. 16 November 2016. ARYNEWS. 19 September 2016. 17 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117071407/http://arynews.tv/en/ahmad-shahzad-celebrates-first-marriage-anniversary-with-sana/. live.
  7. Web site: Who'll dress cricketer Ahmed Shahzad on his wedding day? Faraz Manan!. Dawn. 2018-04-01. 16 September 2015. 20 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180420074034/https://images.dawn.com/news/1173856. live.
  8. Web site: Ahmad Shahzad becomes father of baby boy . Dunya News . 14 February 2008 . 13 March 2020 . 11 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180311204910/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/384801-Ahmad-Shahzad-becomes-father-of-baby-boy . live .
  9. Web site: 4 June 2021 . Cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has been blessed with a daughter . . 4 February 2023 . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204202342/https://images.dawn.com/news/1187753 . live .
  10. Web site: Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 Cricket Team Records & Stats. 2021-10-17. ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Departmental One Day Cup, 2016/17: Most runs . 2 January 2017 . ESPNcricinfo . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101115934/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11467;type=tournament . live .
  12. Web site: Departmental One Day Cup, 1st Semi-final: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Habib Bank Limited at Karachi, Dec 31, 2016 . 2 January 2017 . ESPNcricinfo . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101114545/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1074280.html . live .
  13. Web site: Shehzad hits 68 as Habib Bank take title . 2 January 2017 . ESPNcricinfo . 3 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004426/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1075150.html . live .
  14. Web site: Pakistan Cup, 2016 Cricket Team Records & Stats. 2021-10-17. ESPNcricinfo.
  15. Web site: Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week . 21 April 2018 . Geo TV . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144219/https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad%20 . live .
  16. Web site: Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th . 21 April 2018 . The News International . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144220/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th%20 . live .
  17. Web site: Pakistan Cup 2018, Balochistan: Batting and bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo . 4 May 2018 . 5 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180505071100/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12333;team=852;type=tournament . live .
  18. Web site: Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles . 10 January 2014 . Pakistan Cricket Board . 25 March 2019 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215160118/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html . live .
  19. Web site: Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2 . 25 March 2019 . The International News . 25 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190325113641/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 . live .
  20. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad makes brutally honest admission about doping ban. 4 January 2020. Batting with Bimal. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520063727/https://battingwithbimal.com/2020/01/04/ahmed-shehzad-makes-brutally-honest-admission-about-doping-ban/. live.
  21. Web site: Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam . ESPNcricinfo . 19 July 2019 . 19 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719161334/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam . live .
  22. Web site: Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed . Cricket Europe . 19 July 2019 . 19 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml . dead .
  23. Web site: Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice . ESPNcricinfo . 14 August 2019 . 14 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814215557/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice . live .
  24. Web site: PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season . 10 January 2014 . Pakistan Cricket Board . 4 September 2019 . 3 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903183721/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html . live .
  25. Web site: Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides . ESPNcricinfo . 4 September 2019 . 3 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903144810/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides . live .
  26. Web site: Six Cricket Association squads confirmed . 10 January 2014 . Pakistan Cricket Board . 28 August 2020 . 2 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902190027/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/six-cricket-association-squads-confirmed.html . live .
  27. Web site: Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts . ESPNcricinfo . 10 November 2021 . 10 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110090948/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 . live .
  28. Web site: Dawn.com . 2023-12-15 . Dejected Ahmad Shahzad quits PSL over 'deliberate snub' by teams . 2023-12-15 . DAWN.COM . en . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215143025/https://www.dawn.com/news/1798072 . live .
  29. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) – Player Profile, News, Stats, Wiki, Photos & Videos. administrator. 30 May 2012. 19 May 2015. 4 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504205154/http://player.cricket.com.pk/ahmed-shehzad/. dead.
  30. Web site: Pakistani youngster impresses Ahmed Shehzad. 7 June 2018. 16 August 2018. 16 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194457/https://www.brecorder.com/2018/06/07/421966/pakistani-youngster-impresses-ahmed-shehzad/. live.
  31. Web site: Debut Match score card . 5 January 2014 . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226140024/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/657647.html . live .
  32. Web site: 2013-12-31. Pakistan's revolving door to Test cricket. live. 2021-10-17. ESPNcricinfo. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017061139/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-s-revolving-door-to-test-cricket-705885 . 17 October 2021 .
  33. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad. ESPNcricinfo. 1 July 2019. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144929/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259410.html. live.
  34. Web site: 2014-03-30. Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad. live. 2021-10-17. The Indian Express. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330174124/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dreamt-of-becoming-first-pakistani-player-to-score-a-century-in-all-three-formats-says-ahmed-shehzad/ . 30 March 2014 .
  35. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad handed one-match ban. ESPNcricinfo. 2016-04-01. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416053836/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539098.html. live.
  36. Web site: Farooq. Umar. SL play down Shehzad-Dilshan incident. ESPNcricinfo. 11 July 2015. 22 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822195244/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/778069.html. live.
  37. News: Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad attacks Tillakaratne Dilshan over religion . 19 December 2022 . India Today . 15 September 2014 . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218111917/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ahmed-shehzad-attacks-tillakaratne-dilshan-over-religion-pakistan-odi-207038-2014-09-03 . live .
  38. News: Wahab Riaz, Ahmed Shehzad involved in an ugly fight during PSL; fined heavily by PCB. 16 February 2016. 15 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215234038/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/watch-pakistan-team-mates-wahab-riaz-ahmed-shehzad-involved-in-physical-fight-during-psl/. dead.
  39. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad Records, Test match, ODI, T20, IPL international batting bowling fielding records. ESPNcricinfo. 31 August 2022. 31 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220831094146/https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ahmed-shehzad-259410/tests-odi-t20-records. live.
  40. Web site: Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan's Greatest Opener Ever?. 19 December 2022. 28 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128074814/http://www.wellpitched.com/2015/02/ahmed-shehzad-pakistans-greatest-opener.html. live.
  41. Web site: Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad. 30 March 2014. The Indian Express. 20 May 2015. 22 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150522012045/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dreamt-of-becoming-first-pakistani-player-to-score-a-century-in-all-three-formats-says-ahmed-shehzad/. live.
  42. Web site: Batting records. Twenty20 Internationals. ESPNcricinfo. 31 August 2022. 31 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220831094141/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;team=7;template=results;type=batting;view=innings. live.
  43. Web site: [Records] Ahmed Shehzad: most runs, most sixes in T20 by a Pakistani – CricNama|access-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521054925/http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-most-runs-most-sixes-in-t20-innings-by-a-pakistani/|archive-date=21 May 2015|url-status=dead].
  44. Web site: Statistics / Batting / Most runs in two–match T20I series. Howstat. 27 August 2013. 1 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301214132/http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingHighSeries_T20.asp. live.

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