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Ijaz Ahmed
اعجاز احمد
Ahmed in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Ijaz Ahmed
Born (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 56)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsSaleem Malik (brother-in-law)[1]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 107)3 February 1987 v India
Last Test27 March 2001 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 60)14 November 1986 v West Indies
Last ODI11 October 2000 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1985/86Gujranwala
1983/84–1985/86Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1986/87–2000/01Habib Bank Limited
1991Durham
1992/93–2000/01Islamabad
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 60 250 169 371
Runs scored 3315 6564 9,889 10,037
Batting average 37.67 32.33 38.47 33.01
100s/50s 12/12 10/37 26/41 16/59
Top score 211 139* 211 139*
Balls bowled 180 637 2,048 1,853
Wickets 2 5 34 31
Bowling average 38.50 95.20 32.29 46.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/9 2/31 5/95 3/46
Catches/stumpings 45/– 90/– 123/– 135/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006

Ijaz Ahmed (Urdu: اعجاز احمد) (born 20 September 1968 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played 60 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for Pakistan over a period from 1986 to 2001.

International career

Ahmed scored six Test centuries against the world's top-ranked side, Australia – a record number of centuries by a Pakistani against Australia, shared with Javed Miandad. However, 33 of his 92 innings yielded single-figure scores, 54 of them yielded scores below 20.

Ijaz Ahmed came into the national side at the height of the Imran Khan era, and remained on the fringes for nearly a decade, despite several good scores. Dropped after the 1992 World Cup, he came back strongly the following season and established himself at the pivotal "one down" position. He performed poorly at the 1999 World Cup, and the arrival of Younis Khan brought an end to his international career. He formally retired from cricket in 2003.

Ahmed's 250 matches is the seventh-highest of all time in Pakistan, behind Shahid Afridi, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Saleem Malik, Younis Khan, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Malik.

A powerful hitter of the ball, Ahmed became the second Pakistani Batsman to score 10 ODI centuries. At Lahore, in 1997, Ahmed collapsed the Indian bowling attack by making a quick century off just 68 balls including 9 sixes, remaining not out for 139*; his highest score in the ODI.

In test cricket, Ahmed scored 12 test centuries, including his first and only double century against Sri Lanka, when he scored 211. Ahmed is the top scorer for Pakistan side against South Africa.

The event of 21 April 1997

On 21 April 1997, in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Ahmed was at the crease on 97, when a run-out attempt brought ambiguity in the decision. However, replays declared Salim Malik as dismissed, and Ahmad was called back to the crease. This was the first time for a batsman to return from the pavilion to the crease since 1987.[2]

Coaching career

Ahmed was appointed as the coach of Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team on 20 October 2019.[3] He is also currently appointed as the batting coach and consultant for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.

International centuries

Ijaz Ahmed, a right-handed batsman,[4] has made 22 centuries in international cricket – 12 in Test cricket and 10 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) – and as of May 2022 currently sits joint sixty-fourth in the list of century-makers in international cricket.[a][5]

Ahmed made his Test debut against India at the Chepauk Stadium, Madras (now Chennai) on 3 February 1987.[6] He scored his first Test century against Australia at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on 23 September 1988, scoring 122.[7] He scored his final Test century, also against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth on 26 November 1999,[8] scoring 115. He played his final Test match against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 27 March 2001,[9] having played 60 matches. His highest score in Tests is 211, scored against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on 12 March 1999.[10]

Ahmed made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the West Indies at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 14 November 1986.[11] He scored his first ODI century against Bangladesh at the M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, scoring 124 not out.[12] He scored his final ODI century against England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 7 April 1999,[13] scoring 137. He played his final ODI in the semi-finals of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy against New Zealand at the Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi on 11 October 2000,[14] having played 250 matches. His highest score of 139 not out in ODIs came against India on 2 October 1997 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[15]

Key

Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
† Man of the match
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral
Date Match starting day
Lost The match was lost by Pakistan
Won The match was won by Pakistan
Drawn The match was drawn
Home The match was played in Pakistan
Away The match was played in opponent's country
Neutral The match was played neither in Pakistan nor in the opponent's country

Test centuries

Test centuries scored by Ijaz Ahmed[16]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 122 †[b]  Australia 6 1 2/3 Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home 23 September 1988 Drawn [7]
2 121  Australia 5 4 1/3 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 12 January 1990 Lost [17]
3 137  Australia 3 1 3/3 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 30 November 1995 Won [18]
4 103  New Zealand 3 3 1/1 New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch Away 8 December 1995 Won [19]
5 141  England 3 1 2/3 England Headingley, Leeds Away 8 August 1996 Drawn [20]
6 125  New Zealand 3 2 2/2 Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home 28 November 1996 Won [21]
7 113  Sri Lanka 3 2 1/2 Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Away 19 April 1997 Drawn [22]
8 151  West Indies 2 2 3/3 Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi Home 6 December 1997 Won [23]
9 155  Australia 3 2 2/3 Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Home 15 October 1998 Drawn [24]
10 120*  Australia 3 4 3/3 Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi Home 22 October 1998 Drawn [25]
11 211 †  Sri Lanka 3 2 Final Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Neutral 12 March 1999 Won [10]
12 115  Australia 3 3 3/3 Australia WACA Ground, Perth Away 26 November 1999 Lost [8]

One Day International centuries

ODI centuries scored by Ijaz Ahmed[26]
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 124*  Bangladesh 4 1 142.52 Bangladesh M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong Away 29 October 1988 Won [12]
2 102* †  Sri Lanka 3 2 102.00 Australia The Gabba, Brisbane Neutral 10 February 1990 Won [27]
3 110 †  South Africa 5 1 100.00 Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home 20 October 1994 Won [28]
4 114* †  South Africa 3 2 126.66 South Africa Kingsmead, Durban Away 17 December 1994 Won [29]
5 117 †  Zimbabwe 3 1 111.42 Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Home 3 November 1996 Won [30]
6 139* †  India 1 2 165.47 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 2 October 1997 Won [15]
7 117  India 4 1 104.46 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Neutral 18 January 1998 Lost [31]
8 111  Australia 3 1 101.83 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 10 November 1998 Lost [32]
9 132 †  Zimbabwe 3 1 128.15 Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home 24 November 1998 Won [33]
10 137 †  England 3 1 105.38 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Neutral 7 April 1999 Won [13]

Notes

  1. ^ Ahmed shares the position with Colin Cowdrey, Wally Hammond, Michael Hussey, Azhar Ali and Martin Guptill.
  2. ^ Ahmed shared the man of the match award with Allan Border.

References

  1. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan's Test Cricket – Part 5 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. ^ Ijaz Ahmed in 1987 Cricket World Cup. Retrieved on 31-12-2011 Archived 24 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Ijaz Ahmed – U-19 Coach.Retrieved on 31-12-2011 Archived 23 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Ijaz Ahmed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "1st Test, Pakistan tour of India at Chennai, Feb 3-8 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "2nd Test, Australia tour of Pakistan at Faisalabad, Sep 23-28 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "3rd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 26-28 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  9. ^ "3rd Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 27-30 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Final, Asian Test Championship at Dhaka, Mar 12-15 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. ^ "3rd ODI, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Sialkot, Nov 14 1986". Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b "4th Match, Wills Asia Cup at Chittagong, Oct 29 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  13. ^ a b "1st Match (D/N), Coca-Cola Cup at Sharjah, Apr 7 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  14. ^ "1st SF, ICC KnockOut at Nairobi, Oct 11 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  15. ^ a b "3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 2 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Ijaz Ahmed / Test matches / Hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  17. ^ "1st Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 12-16 1990". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  18. ^ "3rd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 30 - Dec 4 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Only Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 8-12 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  20. ^ "2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England and Scotland at Leeds, Aug 8-12 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  21. ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Nov 28 - Dec 1 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  22. ^ "1st Test, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Apr 19-23 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  23. ^ "3rd Test, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Dec 6-9 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  24. ^ >"2nd Test, Australia tour of Pakistan at Peshawar, Oct 15-19 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  25. ^ "3rd Test, Australia tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 22-26 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  26. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Ijaz Ahmed / One-Day Internationals / Hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  27. ^ "6th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series at Brisbane, Feb 10 1990". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  28. ^ "5th Match, Wills Triangular Series at Rawalpindi, Oct 20 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  29. ^ "9th Match, Mandela Trophy at Durban, Dec 17 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  30. ^ "3rd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan at Peshawar, Nov 3 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  31. ^ "3rd Final, Silver Jubilee Independence Cup at Dhaka, Jan 18 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  32. ^ "3rd ODI, Australia tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Nov 10 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  33. ^ "3rd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Nov 24 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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