Sarfraz Ahmed
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| Full name | Sarfraz Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 May 1987 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Nickname | Thatha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper/captain of T20 & ODI team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 198) | 14 January 2010 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 July 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 156) | 18 November 2007 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 September 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 – 2015/16 | Karachi Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 – 2006/07 | Karachi Harbour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07 – 2008/09 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07 – present | Pakistan International Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 – Present | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 24 August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarfraz Ahmed (Urdu: سرفراز احمد; born 22 May 1987) is a wicketkeeper batsman who plays international cricket for Pakistan and is the current ODI and T20I captain of the Pakistani cricket team. Sarfraz is generally an aggressive batsman who can score runs at a brisk pace. He is the son of late Shakeel Ahmed Siddiqui who was the owner of shakeel Brothers, a well known publishing company, After his father Shakeel Brothers is running by his elder brother Shafiq Ahmed. He was named as Pakistan's Twenty20 International captain following the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India., while he was named Pakistan's ODI Captain on February 9, 2017 after Azhar Ali stepped down.
Sarfraz belongs to Memon Gujjar an Urdu-speaking family. He was born in Karachi. He is also a Hafiz-e-Quran which he became at the age of 10. In May 2015, Sarfraz married Syeda Khushbakht Shah.
Sarfraz was called up by Pakistan as a cover for Kamran Akmal who had a finger injury in the one-day series between India and Pakistan in November 2007. He made his ODI debut in the final match of the series, on 18 November 2007. He didn't get a chance to bat as Pakistan had won the match before he was needed to bat.
In 2008, Sarfraz was selected ahead of Kamran Akmal for the Asia Cup.
In 2015, Sarfraz was selected for 2015 Cricket World Cup but did not get a chance to play in the first four matches. Due to the first frequent losses, he was selected for Pakistan's fifth match of the event against South Africa where he scored 49 runs off 49 balls and took 6 catches as wicket-keeper to equal the one day international record for most dismissals. He was rewarded with the Man of the Match award. In his second match in the world cup he scored 101* against Ireland and he was again named the Man of the Match. The win gave Pakistan a spot in the Quarterfinals of the World Cup.
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