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On July 2, 2013 Ahmed was granted Australian citizenship, clearing him to play for the full Australian national cricket team.
On July 2, 2013 Ahmed was granted Australian citizenship, clearing him to play for the full Australian national cricket team.

A devout Muslim, Ahmed has missed training sessions during Ramadan and is known to leave the field to pray during games. He has also requested that logos of sponsors whose activities he does not agree with be removed from his kit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/vb-logo-removed-from-fawad-ahmeds-shirt-in-line-with-muslim-faith/story-fni2fnmo-1226674955964/|title=VB logo removed from Fawad Ahmed's shirt in line with Muslim faith|work=The Telegraph|date=5 July 2013|accessdate=8 August 2013}}</ref>



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Fawad Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Fawad Ahmed Khan
Born (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42)
Marghuz, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2009Abbottabad
2009Pakistan Customs
2013Melbourne Renegades
2013Victoria
First class debut16 October 2005 Abbottabad v Islamabad
Last First class18 February 2013 Victoria v Queensland
List A debut23 March 2009 Pakistan Customs v Pakistan International Airlines
Last List A16 February 2013 Victoria v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 11 5 1
Runs scored 125 35 n/a
Batting average 9.61 35.00 n/a
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 n/a
Top score 23 35 n/a
Balls bowled 1547 278 24
Wickets 30 9 0
Bowling average 32.13 19.88 n/a
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/109 3/47 0/34
Catches/stumpings 3/- 2/- 1/-
Source: CricketArchive, 27 February 2013

Fawad Ahmed Khan (Pashto/Urdu: فواد احمد; born 5 February 1982) is a Pakistani-born Australian cricketer who is currently contracted to the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League, having been granted Australian permanent resident status in November 2012.

Born in Marghuz, North-West Frontier Province, Fawad began playing cricket for Swabi District in local competitions.[1] Playing as a right-arm leg spinner, he made his Template:Cric FC debut for Abbottabad in 2005, playing two matches before being dropped from the side.[2] Fawad resumed playing first-class cricket in 2009, playing for Pakistan Customs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, and later that year also played three further matches for Abbottabad. His best bowling figures, 6/109, were taken for Pakistan Customs against the Karachi Whites, in January 2009.[3]

Fawad left Pakistan in 2010, emigrating to Australia on a short-stay visa sponsored by the Yoogali Cricket Association.[4] Soon after arrival, he applied for refugee status, claiming he was persecuted by religious extremists for playing and coaching cricket.[5] His hometown is in northwest Pakistan, a region that borders Afghanistan and is affected by the current War in North-West Pakistan.[6][7] Choosing to live in Melbourne, Victoria, Fawad took up playing with Hoppers Crossing in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association, and soon progressed to playing for Melbourne University in Victorian Premier Cricket.[8] Fawad Ahmed also participated in Melbourne's largest 'open' T20 event run by Infinity Cricket in 2011 & 2012 representing the Western Warriors who were winners. He was named the Best Bowler of the 2012 Infinity T20 Cricket Tournament.

Despite having his initial application declined, he was granted permanent residency in November 2012.[9] Later that month, Fawad signed with the Melbourne Renegades, having been granted a special exemption to play in the Big Bash League.[10]

He made his debut in the Big Bash League in January 2013, taking 0/34 on debut, and was subsequently selected in the Prime Minister's XI to play against the West Indies.[11][12]

In five one-day matches for Victoria in the Ryobi One Day Cup in 2012-13 he took 10 wickets at 18.00. He also played in Victoria's last three matches in the Sheffield Shield, taking 16 wickets at 28.37, including 2 for 79 and 5 for 83 against Queensland.

On July 2, 2013 Ahmed was granted Australian citizenship, clearing him to play for the full Australian national cricket team.

A devout Muslim, Ahmed has missed training sessions during Ramadan and is known to leave the field to pray during games. He has also requested that logos of sponsors whose activities he does not agree with be removed from his kit.[13]


References

  1. ^ Miscellaneous Matches played by Fawad Ahmed (32) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ First-Class Matches played by Fawad Ahmed (10) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ^ Karachi Whites v Pakistan Customs, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2008/09 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ^ Saltau, Chloe (2012). Asylum seeker spins for Test prep – Sydney Morning Herald. Published 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ^ Visa allows Fawad Ahmed to pursue dream – The Australian. Published 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Pakistan asylum-seeker dreams of Australia call-up". The Express Tribune. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Australia selector says Pakistani asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed in contention for a place in Ashes squad". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  8. ^ Fawad Ahmed's hard road to acceptance – ESPNCricinfo. Published 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ^ Big Bash awaits refugee bowler Fawad Ahmed – The Australian. Published 17 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. ^ Fawad Ahmed joins Melbourne Renegades – ESPNCricinfo. Published 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  11. ^ Fawad Ahmed named in Prime Minister's XI – ESPNcricinfo. Published 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Fawad Ahmed gets Australian PM XI call". Express Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  13. ^ "VB logo removed from Fawad Ahmed's shirt in line with Muslim faith". The Telegraph. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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