Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmad Shahzad

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Shahzad
Born	23 November 1991 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Shehzada (Prince), Shezzy, Selfie King [1][2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak
Role	Opening Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 216)	31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 July- 8 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 172)	24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI	31 January 2016 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	19
T20I debut (cap 26)	7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I	25 March 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007	Habib Bank Limited
2012	Barisal Burners
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2013	Khulna Royal Bengal
2008–2015	Lahore Lions
2013	Pakistan A cricket team
2013–2014	Jamaica Tallawahs
2015-present	Comilla Victorians
2016-present	Quetta Gladiators
2016-present	Barbados Tridents
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 11 75 44 61 Runs scored 861 2,510 1,049 4,268 Batting average 43.05 33.91 24.97 41.43 100s/50s 3/3 6/13 2/5 10/22 Top score 176 124 111* 254 Balls bowled – 48 115 6 1,121 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/– 25/– 12/– 56/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 5 January 2014

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.

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.^{[3] [4]} When Shehzad was two years old, his father died 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.^[6]

Domestic career

Shehzad made his First class debut for Lahore Shalimars at Lahore, 24 January 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

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.^[7]

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 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

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

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 play 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. 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.^[8] 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

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

Shehzad was issued a 1-match ban in 2011 for showing dissent in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. This was after he was issued a fine just the month before on disciplinary grounds. ^[9]

The PCB issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's past and current religions.^[10] Shehzad was also dropped from team after Cricket World Cup 2015. Team coach Waqar Younis told a press conference that he had some attitude issues.

During a The Pakistan Super League group stage match vs Peshawar Zalmi, Shahzad had an 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.^[11]

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.^[12]

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	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium	2014	Won
2	131	6	Australia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Dubai Sports City	2014	Won
3	176	8	New Zealand	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	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2011	Won
2	102	16	West Indies	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	Beausejour Stadium	2011	Won
3	102	34	South Africa	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	St George's Oval	2013	Won
4	124	37	Sri Lanka	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	2013	Lost
5	103	44	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	2014	Won
6	113	54	New Zealand	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	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	2014	Won

Records and achievements^[13]

• Only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).^[14][15]
• Most runs, most sixes in a T20 innings by a Pakistani.^[16]
• First Pakistani opener to hit four Sixes in a Test Innings.^[17]
• Most runs in a 2 match T20 series.
• Highest run scorer for the Lahore Lions.

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton	3 February 2011	115 (109 balls, 12×4, 3×6)	Pakistan won by 41 runs.[18]
2	West Indies	Beausejour Ground, Gros Islet	25 April 2011	102 (148 balls, 7x4, 1x6)	Pakistan won by 7 wickets.[19]
3	South Africa	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	27 November 2013	102 (112 balls, 8x4, 2x6)	Pakistan won by 1 run.[20]
4	New Zealand	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	14 December 2014	113 (120 balls, 12x4, 2x6); 3-0-22-1	Pakistan won by 147 runs.[21]
5	United Arab Emirates	McLean Park, Napier	4 March 2015	93 (105 balls, 8x4, 1x6); 1 ct.	Pakistan won by 129 runs.[22]
6	Sri Lanka	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	22 July 2015	95 (90 balls, 12x4, 1x6); 1 ct.	Pakistan won by 7 wickets.[23]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Player of the Series Awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe	2013	Runs: 168 (114 balls: 12×4, 7x6), Ave – 168.00, SR – 147.36	Pakistan won the series 2-0.[24]

Man of the Match Awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe	2013	70 (50 balls: 6x4, 1x6)	Pakistan won by 25 runs.[25]
2	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe	2013	98* (64 balls: 6x4, 6x6)	Pakistan won by 19 runs.[26]
3	2014 ICC World Twenty20 27th match (PAK vs BAN) in Bangladesh	2014	111* (62 balls: 10x4, 5x6)	Pakistan won by 50 runs.[27]

References

1. Ahmad Shahzad mimics selfie pose - Pakistan Headlines
2. "The Stands : Zimbabwe top popularity charts in Lahore - ESPN Cricinfo". 23 May 2015.
3. aPakistani. "Ahmad shehzad speaking pashtu - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
4. Ahmed Shehzad interview with Sanam Baloch. "Ahmad shehzad speaking pashtu - ARY news interview". Dailymotion.
5. "The Morning Show With (Exclusive Ahmad Shehzad) Sanam Baloch – ARY News – 4th September 2015". YouTube. Morning Show. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
6. "Ahmad Shahzad celebrates first marriage anniversary with Sana". ARYNEWS. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
7. administrator (30 May 2012). "Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) - Player Profile, News, Stats, Wiki, Photos & Videos".
8. "Debut Match score card". Retrieved 5 January 2014.
9. "Ahmed Shehzad handed one-match ban". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
10. Farooq, Umar. "SL play down Shehzad-Dilshan incident". espncricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
11. =http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/watch-pakistan-team-mates-wahab-riaz-ahmed-shehzad-involved-in-physical-fight-during-psl/|Title=WahabRiaz,AhmedShehzadinvolvedinuglyfightduringPSL;finedheavilybyPCB
12. "PCB committee recommends ban on Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Shoaib Malik & Ahmed Shehzad". arynews.tv. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
13. "[Records] Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score 0 in his first 3 matches - CricNama".
14. "Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan's Greatest Opener Ever?".
15. "Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad". The Indian Express. 30 March 2014.
16. "[Records] Ahmed Shehzad: most runs, most sixes in T20 by a Pakistani - CricNama".
17. "Ahmed Shehzad first Pakistani Opener to hit 4 Sixes in a Test Inning".
18. "Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series, 2011 - 5th ODI".
19. "Pakistan in West Indies ODI Series, 2011 - 2nd ODI".
20. "Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series, 2013 - 2nd ODI".
21. "Pakistan v New Zealand ODI Series, 2014 - 3rd ODI".
22. "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 - 25th match, Pool B".
23. "Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2015 - 4th ODI".
24. "Pakistan in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
25. "Pakistan in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2013 - 1st match". ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
26. "Pakistan in Zimbabwe T20I Series, 2013 - 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
27. "ICC World Twenty20 - 27th match, Group 2 – Bangladesh v Pakistan Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

External links

• Official Facebook
• Cricinfo Profile
• Ahmed Shehzad's profile page on Wisden