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Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Shehzad
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 25)
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nickname Shehzada (Prince), Shezzy, Selfie King
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Opening Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 216) 31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 3 July- 8 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 172) 24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI 31 January 2016 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no. 19
T20I debut (cap 26) 7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I 25 March 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2007 Habib Bank Limited
2012 Barisal Burners
2012 Nagenahira Nagas
2013 Khulna Royal Bengal
2008–2015 Lahore Lions
2013 Pakistan A cricket team
2013–2014 Jamaica Tallawahs
2015-present Comilla Victorians
2016-present Quetta Gladiators
2016-present Barbados Tridents
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 11 75 44 61
Runs scored 861 2,510 1,049 4,268
Batting average 43.05 33.91 24.97 41.43
100s/50s 3/3 6/13 1/5 10/22
Top score 176 124 111* 254
Balls bowled – 48 115 6 1,121
Wickets 2 14
Bowling average 70.00 52.85
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/22 4/7
Catches/stumpings 3/– 25/– 12/– 56/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 5 January 2014

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد ‎ born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He made his One Day International and T20I debut for Pakistan in April 2009 against Australia.

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

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married his childhood friend Sana Murad in a traditional Islamic ceremony.

Shehzad made his First class debut for Lahore Shalimars at Lahore, 24 January 2007. Since then his is part of Lahore team Lahore Lions. Shehzad has played cricket for different clubs in Pakistan domestic circuit including Habib Bank Limited, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Ravi and Lahore Shalimar. Shehzad has also played for Pakistan Under-19 team.

He 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. During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.

He is a baigan ka baaal cricketer A naturally-aggressive batsman from Lahore, Ahmed Shehzad has established himself as an opening batsman. He 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, where he was instrumental as Pakistan chased down 342.

The right-handed batsman, who took to the game aged just seven, has over the years been a prolific scorer for Pakistan's Under-19s and Youth sides. Just 16, he made his domestic debut for Habib Bank Limited and the first signs of his enormous talent were evident when with a fine 167, he helped Pakistan Under-19 chase down a stiff target of 342 set by England in a Youth Test. Back home, he went to score 315 runs in a 5-0 mauling of Australia Under-19s in a Youth ODI series and a whirlwind 92 of just 49 balls for the Lahore Eagles in domestic game gave further proof of his talent. Following a successful 2008 Under-19 World Cup campaign, he made it to Pakistan's Test squad for the 2009 home series against Sri Lanka.


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