Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد, born 23 November 1991) is a 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]

This article is about a Pakistani cricketer. For other uses, see Shehzad Ahmed (disambiguation).

Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad in 2020
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Shehzad
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991
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
2021Kandy Warriors
2021Rawalakot 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 0 2 0 14
Bowling average – 70.00 – 56.71
5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – 0
Best bowling – 1/22 – 4/7
Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 14/– 61/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 7 October 2019

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]

Shehzad's wife had a baby boy on 20 April 2017 who he named Ali Ahmad Khan.[10]

Domestic and T20 career

Ahmad Shehzad was the highest run scorer in BPL 2011-12 and the best batsman of the tournament.[11]

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.[15]

In April 2018, he was named as the captain of Balochistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[16][17] He scored the most runs for Baluchistan during the tournament, with 251 runs in four matches.[18] In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[19][20]

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.[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]

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.[28][29]

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.[30] 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.[31]

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[1]

In his One Day International career he has scored 6 hundreds and 14 half centuries.[1] 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.[32]

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.[33]

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.[34]

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.[35]

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.[36]

Records and achievements

Source:[37]

  • First Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).[38][39]
  • Most runs, most sixes in a T20 innings by a Pakistani.[40]
  • Highest runs in T20 internationals at Gaddafi Stadium
  • Most runs (168) in a two–match T20I series by a Pakistani cricketer.[41]
  • 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

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