Ahmed Shehzad

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Ahmed Shehzad
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Shehzad
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 29)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 216)31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test3 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 172)24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI16 October 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 26)7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I7 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentHabib Bank Limited
2012Barisal Burners
2012Nagenahira Nagas
2013Khulna Royal Bengal
2008–2015Lahore Lions
2013Pakistan A cricket team
2013–2014Jamaica Tallawahs
2015Comilla Victorians
2016–2017; 2019–presentQuetta Gladiators
2016Barbados Tridents
2018Multan Sultans
2019–presentCentral Punjab
2019-presentRangpur Rangers
2021-presentRawalakot Hawks
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 81 57 72
Runs scored 982 2,585 1,454 5,041
Batting average 40.91 32.56 26.44 42.00
100s/50s 3/4 6/14 1/7 11/26
Top score 176 124 111* 254
Balls bowled 48 115 6 1,145
Wickets – 2 – 14
Bowling average – 70.00 – 56.71
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – 1/22 – 4/7
Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 14/– 61/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 7 October 2019

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد‎, born 23 November 1991 in Lahore) is a Current Pakistani cricketer.[1] 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 failed a doping test in 2018 and was banned for 10 weeks.[4]

Personal life[]

Shehzad was born on 23 November 1991 in the city of Lahore. He belongs to a Pashtun family and is fluent in Pashto.[5][6] When Shehzad was two years old, his father died and he was raised by a single mother in Anarkali.[7]

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married Sana, his childhood friend.[8][9] His fans called him with many nicknames like Shazzi, Selfi king, Shazzi, Shahzada.[10][better source needed]

Shehzad's wife had a baby boy on 20 April 2017 who he named Ali Ahmad Khan.[11]

Domestic and T20 career[]

Ahmad Shehzad was the highest run scorer in BPL 2011-12 and the best batsman of the tournament.[citation needed]

He is the title winner of BPL 2016 and PSL 2019 as champion in BPL he was playing in Comilla Victorians in 2016 and Quetta Gladiators. 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.[12][13] During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.[14]

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.[citation needed]

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.[4]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[20][21] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[22]

In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[23][24] He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season.[25]

International career[]

See also: List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket

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.[26][27]

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.[28] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In his One Day International career he has scored 6 hundreds and 14 half centuries.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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.[29]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's past and current religions.[30]

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.[31]

After Pakistan's exit from the 2016 World Twenty20 from losing 3 matches against New Zealand, India and Australia, Shehzad's poor performance led to a PCB committee suggesting a ban on him and player Umar Akmal.[32]

Records and achievements[]

Source:[33]

  • First Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).[34][35]
  • Most runs, most sixes in a T20 innings by a Pakistani.[36]
  • Highest runs in T20 internationals at Gaddafi Stadium
  • Most runs (168) in a two–match T20I series by a Pakistani cricketer.[37]
  • Most centuries in T20 cricket from Pakistan.
  • He is fastest 5000 runs scorer in T20 cricket from Pakistan
  • He is 2nd highest centuries maker in T20 cricket from Asia after Rohit Sharma.
  • Highest run scorer for the Lahore Lions.
  • Second quickest batsman to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket (76 innings) just behind Lokesh Rahul.
  • Highest run scorer for the Quetta Gladiators.
  • Highest run scorer in the Pakistan Super League.
  • First Pakistani batsman to hit three consecutive sixes in T20I.
  • Holds the record for the most boundaries in a single T20 inning (20 fours)
  • He is the first Pakistani who scored hundred against Cricket South Africa in South Africa
  • He is youngest Pakistani player who scored 150+ runs in a test inning
  • He has the record of fastest century in t20 Cricket from Pakistan just in 40 balls
  • He has the record of highest t20i partnership for Pakistan along with Mohammad Hafeez 143*
  • He has the record of Most catches in the field for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team
  • He has the record of Most centuries from Pakistan in t20 Cricket 5 centuries
  • He has the record of Most Half centuries for Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League
  • He has the record of Most centuries in knockout t20 matches 3 centuries
  • He has the record of Most Half centuries in the finals of Pakistan Super League 2 half centuries in 3 finals

References[]

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