Ahmed Shahzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. He made his One Day International and T20I debut for Pakistan in April 2009 against Australia.
Contents [hide]
1 Personal life
2 Domestic career
3 International career
3.1 2009
3.2 2010
3.3 2011 – 2012
3.4 2013
3.5 2014 - 2015
4 Controversies
5 International centuries
5.1 Test centuries
5.2 One Day International centuries
5.3 Twenty20 International centuries
6 Records and achievements[12]
7 International Awards
7.1 One-Day International Cricket
7.1.1 Man of the Match awards
7.2 Twenty20 International Cricket
7.2.1 Player of the Series Awards
7.2.2 Man of the Match Awards
8 References
9 External links
Personal life[edit]
Shehzad was born on 23 November 1991 in the city of Lahore. He belongs to a Pashtun family and is fluent in Pashto.[3] [4] When Shehzad was two years old, his father passed away and he was raised by a single mother in Anarkali, Lahore.[5]
On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married his childhood friend Sana Murad in a traditional Islamic ceremony. The wedding was attended by fellow team members including Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Hafeez.
Domestic career[edit]
Shehzad made his First class debut for Lahore Shalimars at Lahore, January 24, 2007. Since then his is part of Lahore team Lahore Lions. Shehzad has played cricket for different clubs in Pakistan domestic circuit including Habib Bank Limited, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Ravi and Lahore Shalimar. Shehzad has also played for Pakistan Under-19 team.
International career[edit]
See also: List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket
A naturally-aggressive batsman 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.[6]
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[edit]
Shehzad made his debut for Pakistan in a one-day international against Australia on 29 April 2009. In his maiden match he got run-out scoring just 4 runs. In the following 3 matches he scored 40, 43 and 19 respectively. Shehzad made his Twenty20 International debut on the same tour 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 only playing the opening game against England. Whatever happened Pakistan won that World Twenty20 and it is in his achievements.
2010[edit]
He was recalled to the side in late 2010 for a tour to New Zealand. He sparkled with good performances in T20Is and ODIs scoring his maiden T20I fifty and 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[edit]
The good show in late 2010 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[edit]
He was dropped from the Pakistan squad in 2011 and made his comeback more than two years later in 2013. The South African tour proved to be a watershed moment in his career. A century in Port Elizabeth helped Pakistan become the first Asian team to win a bi-lateral ODI series in South Africa. Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.[7] Ahmed Shahzad 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.
2014 - 2015[edit]
He performed well against Australia and New Zealand scoring hundreds against each of them, 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 scored his sixth ODI century in the third game. Shehzad was part of the team selected 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 due to some attitude issues for the series against Bangladesh but was recalled for the Test and ODI Series against Sri Lanka.
Controversies[edit]
Shehzad was issued a 1-match ban in 2011 for showing dissent in the Quaid-e-Azam Tropy tournament. This was after he was issued a fine just the month before on disciplinary grounds. [8]
The PCB issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's past and current religions.[9] Shehzad was also dropped from team after Cricket World Cup 2015 Waqar Younis the team coach said in a press conference that he has some attitude issues.
During The Pakistan Super League group stage match vs Peshawar Zalmi, Shahzad had exchange of words and physical contest with Fast Bowler Wahab Riaz. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) imposed a fine on both players and issued an official warning to them. [10]
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 the PCB suggesting a ban on him and player Umar Akmal.[11]
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