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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ahmed Shahzad
| Native Name = {{lang-ur|'''احمد شہزاد '''}}
| image =
| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Ahmed Shahzad
| nickname = Shehzada (Prince) , Selfie King <ref>[http://pakistanheadlines.com/2015/05/23/ahmad-shahzad-mimics-selfie-pose/ Ahmad Shahzad mimics selfie pose - Pakistan Headlines<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/880157.html The Stands : Zimbabwe top popularity charts in Lahore | ESPN Cricinfo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], Pakistan
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 9
| heightm = 1.75
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = [[Legbreak]]
| role = [[Opening Batsman]]
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 31 December
| testdebutyear = 2013
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 216
| lasttestdate = 9 November −13 November
| lasttestyear = 2014
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| odidebutdate = 24 April
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 172
| lastodidate = 19 December
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand
| T20Idebutdate = 7 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2009
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 26
| lastT20Idate = 22 May
| lastT20Iyear = 2015
| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe
| odishirt = 19
| club1 = [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]]
| year1 = 2007
| club2 = [[Barisal Burners]]
| club3 = [[Nagenahira Nagas]]
| club4 = [[Khulna Royal Bengal]]
| club5 = [[Lahore Lions ]]
| club6 = [[Pakistan A cricket team]]
| club7 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year3 = 2012
| year2 = 2012
| year4 = 2013
| year5 = 2008–present
| year6 = 2013
| year7 = 2013–present
| columns = 6
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 718
| bat avg1 = 47.86
| 100s/50s1 = 3/2
| top score1 = 176
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[One day international|ODI]]
| matches2 = 65
| runs2 = 2,212
| bat avg2 = 34.56
| 100s/50s2 = 6/12
| top score2 = 124
| deliveries2 = 115
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 70.00
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 31
| runs3 = 799
| bat avg3 = 27.55
| 100s/50s3 = 1/4
| top score3 = 111[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 9/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 58
| runs4 = 4,125
| bat avg4 = 42.09
| 100s/50s4 = 10/21
| top score4 = 254
| deliveries4 = 1,073
| wickets4 = 14
| bowl avg4 = 52.85
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/7
| catches/stumpings4 = 56/–
| column5 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches5 = 71
| runs5 = 2,430
| bat avg5 = 35.73
| 100s/50s5 = 6/13
| top score5 = 130[[not out|*]]
| deliveries5 = 378
| wickets5 = 5
| bowl avg5 = 73.40
| fivefor5 = 0
| tenfor5 = n/a
| best bowling5 = 1/10
| catches/stumpings5 = 28/–
| column6 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches6 = 81
| runs6 = 2,321
| bat avg6 = 30.14
| 100s/50s6 = 2/16
| top score6 = 113[[not out|*]]
| deliveries6 = 174
| wickets6 = 8
| bowl avg6 = 33.78
| fivefor6 = 0
| tenfor6 = n/a
| best bowling6 = 2/21
| catches/stumpings6 = 33/–
| date = 5 January
| year = 2014
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/259410.html ESPN Cricinfo
}}
'''Ahmed Shahzad''' ({{lang-ur|'''احمد شہزاد '''}} born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani [[cricket]]er. He is a right-handed opening batsman and also a part-time legbreak [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]]. He used to play domestic cricket for [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]]. He made his [[One Day International]] debut for [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on 24 April 2009 against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and also debut T20I on 7 May 2009 against same team.

==Background and personal life==

The emerging star of Pakistani cricket team “Ahmed Shehzad” was born on 23 November 1991 in the city of Lahore. When he was only eight months old, his father died.He was interested in cricket and started playing it at a very early age of 7.

==Domestic career==

In limited-overs domestic cricket Ahmed Shehzad plays for Lahore Lions and in June 2011 during the Faysal Bank T-20 Super Eights Shehzad top scored the innings by scoring 74 of 47 balls imposing a mammoth total of 218 against the opposition Sialkot Stallions who in turn were bowled out for 173 Shehzad took two-catches and a wicket as well he was rewarded man-of the match for his superb performances.<ref>[http://pak101.com/c/celebrities/bio/167/Cricketers/Ahmed_Shehzad Ahmed Shehzad biography, complete biography of Cricketers Ahmed Shehzad<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==International career==

A naturally-aggressive batsman hailing 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.<ref>[http://player.cricket.com.pk/ahmed-shehzad/ Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) | Player Profile, News, Stats, Wiki, Photos & Videos<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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.

===2009===
Shehzad made his debut for Pakistan in a one-day international against Australia on 29 April 2009. In his maiden match he scored one boundary before he was run-out. The following match he scored 40 in an innings that included 4 fours. The third match he scored 43 but this time just scored 2 fours and in the final match of the series he scored 19 with 1 boundary to his name before he was given out leg-before.
These consistent performances meant that Shehzad made his Twenty20 debut against Australia scoring a single boundary before being caught in the deep. Despite a failure in the Twenty20 Shehzad was selected for the Pakistan squad in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 he only played one-game which was the opening game against England being caught by Paul Collingwood Pakistan changed their combination removing Shehzad and his partner Salman Butt and replaced them with Shahzaib Hasan and Kamran Akmal.

===2010===
However he was recalled to the side in late 2010 for a tour to New Zealand. He sparkled with good performances in T20Is and ODIs too. He scored his maiden T20I fifty at Christchurch and then went on to score his maiden ODI ton at Hamilton which sealed his place in the World Cup 2011 squad. Shehzad featured in five games that Pakistan played in the World Cup but couldn't cross even 15 in any of them.


===2011 – 2012===
The good show earned him a place in the squad for the World Cup 2011, but Shehzad failed to impress. He managed to retain his spot for the West Indies tour that followed, and even made his second ODI century there, but was left out of the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe.

The Barisal Burners bought Shehzad for $50,000 to pay in the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League. With 486 runs from 12 matches, Shehzad was the tournament’s leading run-scorer.

===2013===
He was dropped from the Pakistan squad in 2011 and made his comeback more than two years later in 2013. A fruitful period soon followed as he grew in confidence and stature and a pile of handy scores stood out to prove his matured second-coming. The South African tour proved to be a watershed moment in his career. A brilliant century in Port Elizabeth helped Pakistan become the first Asian team to win a bi-lateral ODI series in South Africa. A decent ODI series against the Proteas in the UAE and South Africa and then against Sri Lanka in the UAE paved the way for for a much awaited Test debut against Sri Lanka.This was based on good showing in the limited overs leg of the tour. He debuted in the first Test, and was presented his first Test cap by Younis Khan. He scored 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/657647.html | title=Debut Match score card | accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> The match was drawn. He didn't disappoint as he hit a confident fifty in the second innings in Abu Dhabi and sent out a message that he can adapt quickly to any format of the game.
Ahmed Shahzad was shortlisted for the Pakistan A match against South Africa in the UAE in October 2013. He scored a fifty in the game was selected for one of the 3 remaining slots in the Test squad alongside Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq. He was, however, not selected in the playing XI in either of the 2 Tests against South Africa.<ref>[http://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/1787/ahmed-shehzad#profiletext Ahmed Shehzad's Profile | Statistics | Cricbuzz.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In his 3rd test match Shahzad scored a maiden century <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/shehzad-leads-pak-fight-7366 |title=Shehzad leads Pak fight |publisher=Thedailystar.net |date=2014-01-19 |accessdate=2014-08-13}}</ref> against [[Sri Lanka]]. He scored 147 run from 275 balls and batted for 339 minutes, hit 12 fours and a six.


===2014 - 2015===

He scored hundreds against Australia and New Zealand, but had to miss two Tests against New Zealand after being struck on the head by a Corey Anderson bouncer. He returned in the subsequent ODI series and smashed his sixth ODI century in the third game. Shehzad is an integral part of the team that was picked for the 2015 World Cup.
After the World cup Shehzad was dropped from the team once again along with his team mate Umar Akmal from the test and ODI sides for the series against Bangladesh but was re called for the the Test and ODI Series against Sri Lanka

==International centuries==
* In the column '''Runs''', * indicates being '''not out'''
* The column title '''Match''' refers to the '''Match Number''' of the player's career

===Test centuries===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=8|Ahmed Shehzad's Test centuries
|-
! style="width:40px;"| # !! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Match !! style="width:125px;"|Against !! style="width:350px;"|City/Country !! style="width:300px;"|Venue !! style="width:50px;"|Year !! style="width:50px;"|Result
|-
| '''1''' || 147 || 3 || {{cr|SL}} || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] || [[Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14#Test series|2014]] || Won
|-
| '''2''' || 131 || 6 || {{cr|AUS}}|| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[Dubai Sports City]] || [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#Test series|2014]] || Won
|-
| '''3''' || 176 || 8 || {{cr|NZ}}|| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[Sheikh Zayed Stadium]] || [[New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#Test series|2014]] || Won
|}

===One Day International centuries===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=8|Ahmed Shehzad's One Day International centuries
|-
! style="width:40px;"| # !! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Match !! style="width:125px;"|Against !! style="width:350px;"|City/Country !! style="width:300px;"|Venue !! style="width:50px;"|Year !! style="width:50px;"|Result
|-
| '''1''' || 115 || 8 || {{cr|NZ}} || {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[New Zealand]] || [[Seddon Park]] || [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2010–11#ODI series|2011]] || Won
|-
| '''2''' || 102 || 16 || {{cr|WIN}} || {{flagicon|LCA}} [[Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] || [[Beausejour Stadium]] || [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2011#ODI series|2011]] || Won
|-
| '''3''' || 102 || 34 || {{cr|SA}} || {{flagicon|SA}} [[Port Elizabeth]], [[South Africa]] || [[St George's Oval]] || [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2013–14#ODI series|2013]] || Won
|-
| '''4''' || 124 || 37 || {{cr|SL}} || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] || [[Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2013–14#ODI series|2013]] || Lost
|-
| '''5''' || 103 || 44 || {{cr|BAN}} || {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]] || [[2014 Asia Cup|2014]] || Won
|-
| '''6''' || 113 || 54 || {{cr|NZ}} || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] || [[New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#ODI series|2014]] || Won
|}

===Twenty20 International centuries===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=8|Ahmed Shehzad's Twenty20 International centuries
|-
! style="width:40px;"| # !! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Match !! style="width:125px;"|Against !! style="width:350px;"|City/Country !! style="width:300px;"|Venue !! style="width:50px;"|Year !! style="width:50px;"|Result
|-
| '''1''' || 111* || 25 || {{cr|BAN}} || {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]] || [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] || Won
|}

==Records and achievements==
*Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score T20 hundred.<ref>[http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-becomes-first-pakistani-to-score-t20-hundred/ [Records&#93; Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score T20 hundred | CricNama<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* He is the only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game i.e. Test, ODI and T20I.<ref>[http://www.wellpitched.com/2015/02/ahmed-shehzad-pakistans-greatest-opener.html Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan's Greatest Opener Ever? | Well Pitched - a cricket blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dreamt-of-becoming-first-pakistani-player-to-score-a-century-in-all-three-formats-says-ahmed-shehzad/ Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad | The Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Most runs, most sixes in T20 innings by a Pakistani<ref>[http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-most-runs-most-sixes-in-t20-innings-by-a-pakistani/ [Records&#93; Ahmed Shehzad: most runs, most sixes in T20 by a Pakistani | CricNama<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Ahmed Shahzad is the first Pakistani opener to hit four Sixes in a Test Innings.<ref>[http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?210827-Ahmed-Shehzad-first-Pakistani-Opener-to-hit-4-Sixes-in-a-Test-Inning Ahmed Shehzad first Pakistani Opener to hit 4 Sixes in a Test Inning<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Controversies==
{{POV-section|date=May 2015}}
Shehzad doesn’t back away from speaking his mind! After smashing a ton against Bangladesh in the World T20, he dedicated the century to all his critics, who had ''“said things about him.”'' As luck would have it, he was dismissed first ball in the next game.


==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://twitter.com/iamahmedshehzad Ahmed Shehzad on Twitter]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/current/player/259410.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/Pakistan/Ahmed-Shehzad/3557.html Ahmed Shehzad]'s profile page on Wisden
{{Pakistan Squad 2009 ICC World Twenty20}}
{{Pakistan Squad 2011 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Pakistan Squad 2014 ICC World Twenty20}}
{{Pakistan Squad 2015 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Khulna Royal Bengal squad}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2013}}

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| NAME = Ahmed, Shahzad
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Shahzad
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Cricketer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 23 November 1991
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Lahore]]

Revision as of 10:14, 10 July 2015

Ahmed Shahzad
Personal information
Full name
Ahmed Shahzad
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32)
Lahore, Pakistan
NicknameShehzada (Prince) , Selfie King [1][2]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLegbreak
RoleOpening Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 216)31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test9 November −13 November 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 172)24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI19 December 2014 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 26)7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I22 May 2015 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Habib Bank Limited
2012Barisal Burners
2012Nagenahira Nagas
2013Khulna Royal Bengal
2008–presentLahore Lions
2013Pakistan A cricket team
2013–presentJamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 8 65 31 58
Runs scored 718 2,212 799 4,125
Batting average 47.86 34.56 27.55 42.09
100s/50s 3/2 6/12 1/4 10/21
Top score 176 124 111* 254
Balls bowled – 115 – 1,073
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/– 20/– 9/– 56/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 5 January 2014

Ahmed Shahzad (Template:Lang-ur born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and also a part-time legbreak bowler. He used to play domestic cricket for Habib Bank Limited. He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan on 24 April 2009 against Australia and also debut T20I on 7 May 2009 against same team.

Background and personal life

The emerging star of Pakistani cricket team “Ahmed Shehzad” was born on 23 November 1991 in the city of Lahore. When he was only eight months old, his father died.He was interested in cricket and started playing it at a very early age of 7.

Domestic career

In limited-overs domestic cricket Ahmed Shehzad plays for Lahore Lions and in June 2011 during the Faysal Bank T-20 Super Eights Shehzad top scored the innings by scoring 74 of 47 balls imposing a mammoth total of 218 against the opposition Sialkot Stallions who in turn were bowled out for 173 Shehzad took two-catches and a wicket as well he was rewarded man-of the match for his superb performances.[3]

International career

A naturally-aggressive batsman hailing 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.[4]

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.

2009

Shehzad made his debut for Pakistan in a one-day international against Australia on 29 April 2009. In his maiden match he scored one boundary before he was run-out. The following match he scored 40 in an innings that included 4 fours. The third match he scored 43 but this time just scored 2 fours and in the final match of the series he scored 19 with 1 boundary to his name before he was given out leg-before. These consistent performances meant that Shehzad made his Twenty20 debut against Australia scoring a single boundary before being caught in the deep. Despite a failure in the Twenty20 Shehzad was selected for the Pakistan squad in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 he only played one-game which was the opening game against England being caught by Paul Collingwood Pakistan changed their combination removing Shehzad and his partner Salman Butt and replaced them with Shahzaib Hasan and Kamran Akmal.

2010

However he was recalled to the side in late 2010 for a tour to New Zealand. He sparkled with good performances in T20Is and ODIs too. He scored his maiden T20I fifty at Christchurch and then went on to score his maiden ODI ton at Hamilton which sealed his place in the World Cup 2011 squad. Shehzad featured in five games that Pakistan played in the World Cup but couldn't cross even 15 in any of them.


2011 – 2012

The good show earned him a place in the squad for the World Cup 2011, but Shehzad failed to impress. He managed to retain his spot for the West Indies tour that followed, and even made his second ODI century there, but was left out of the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe.

The Barisal Burners bought Shehzad for $50,000 to pay in the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League. With 486 runs from 12 matches, Shehzad was the tournament’s leading run-scorer.

2013

He was dropped from the Pakistan squad in 2011 and made his comeback more than two years later in 2013. A fruitful period soon followed as he grew in confidence and stature and a pile of handy scores stood out to prove his matured second-coming. The South African tour proved to be a watershed moment in his career. A brilliant century in Port Elizabeth helped Pakistan become the first Asian team to win a bi-lateral ODI series in South Africa. A decent ODI series against the Proteas in the UAE and South Africa and then against Sri Lanka in the UAE paved the way for for a much awaited Test debut against Sri Lanka.This was based on good showing in the limited overs leg of the tour. He debuted in the first Test, and was presented his first Test cap by Younis Khan. He scored 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.[5] The match was drawn. He didn't disappoint as he hit a confident fifty in the second innings in Abu Dhabi and sent out a message that he can adapt quickly to any format of the game. Ahmed Shahzad was shortlisted for the Pakistan A match against South Africa in the UAE in October 2013. He scored a fifty in the game was selected for one of the 3 remaining slots in the Test squad alongside Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq. He was, however, not selected in the playing XI in either of the 2 Tests against South Africa.[6] In his 3rd test match Shahzad scored a maiden century [7] against Sri Lanka. He scored 147 run from 275 balls and batted for 339 minutes, hit 12 fours and a six.


2014 - 2015

He scored hundreds against Australia and New Zealand, but had to miss two Tests against New Zealand after being struck on the head by a Corey Anderson bouncer. He returned in the subsequent ODI series and smashed his sixth ODI century in the third game. Shehzad is an integral part of the team that was picked for the 2015 World Cup. After the World cup Shehzad was dropped from the team once again along with his team mate Umar Akmal from the test and ODI sides for the series against Bangladesh but was re called for the the Test and ODI Series against Sri Lanka

International centuries

  • In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
  • The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career

Test centuries

Ahmed Shehzad's Test centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 147 3  Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium 2014 Won
2 131 6  Australia United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai Sports City 2014 Won
3 176 8  New Zealand United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Stadium 2014 Won

One Day International centuries

Ahmed Shehzad's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 115 8  New Zealand New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand Seddon Park 2011 Won
2 102 16  West Indies Saint Lucia Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Beausejour Stadium 2011 Won
3 102 34  South Africa South Africa Port Elizabeth, South Africa St George's Oval 2013 Won
4 124 37  Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai International Cricket Stadium 2013 Lost
5 103 44  Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium 2014 Won
6 113 54  New Zealand United Arab Emirates Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium 2014 Won

Twenty20 International centuries

Ahmed Shehzad's Twenty20 International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 111* 25  Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium 2014 Won

Records and achievements

  • Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score T20 hundred.[8]
  • He is the only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game i.e. Test, ODI and T20I.[9][10]
  • Most runs, most sixes in T20 innings by a Pakistani[11]
  • Ahmed Shahzad is the first Pakistani opener to hit four Sixes in a Test Innings.[12]

Controversies

Shehzad doesn’t back away from speaking his mind! After smashing a ton against Bangladesh in the World T20, he dedicated the century to all his critics, who had “said things about him.” As luck would have it, he was dismissed first ball in the next game.


References

  1. ^ Ahmad Shahzad mimics selfie pose - Pakistan Headlines
  2. ^ The Stands : Zimbabwe top popularity charts in Lahore | ESPN Cricinfo
  3. ^ Ahmed Shehzad biography, complete biography of Cricketers Ahmed Shehzad
  4. ^ Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) | Player Profile, News, Stats, Wiki, Photos & Videos
  5. ^ "Debut Match score card". Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. ^ Ahmed Shehzad's Profile | Statistics | Cricbuzz.com
  7. ^ "Shehzad leads Pak fight". Thedailystar.net. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ [Records] Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score T20 hundred | CricNama
  9. ^ Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan's Greatest Opener Ever? | Well Pitched - a cricket blog
  10. ^ Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad | The Indian Express
  11. ^ [Records] Ahmed Shehzad: most runs, most sixes in T20 by a Pakistani | CricNama
  12. ^ Ahmed Shehzad first Pakistani Opener to hit 4 Sixes in a Test Inning

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