Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد ‎ born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman who 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.^{[1] [2]} When Shehzad was two years old, his father died and he was raised by a single mother in Anarkali, Lahore.^[3]

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married Sana, his childhood friend.^[4]

Domestic career

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, with 653 runs, including a career-best score in List A cricket of 166 in the semi-final.He was also caiptan of team.^[5][6] During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.^[7]

International career

Shehzad 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.^[8]

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.^[9] 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.

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.^[10]

The PCB issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's past and current religions.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13]

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^[14]

• Only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).^[15][16]
• Most runs, most sixes in a T20 innings by a Pakistani.^[17]
• Least runs in a 2 match T20 series.
• Highest run scorer for the Lahore Lions.
• Second quickest batsman to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket(76 innings) just behind Lokesh Rahul

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

External links

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

Pakistan squads

Pakistan squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Winners (1st Title) 1 Younis Khan (c) 2 Abdul Razzaq 3 Ahmed Shehzad 4 Fawad Alam 5 Iftikhar Anjum 6 Misbah-ul-Haq 7 Kamran Akmal (wk) 8 Mohammad Amir 9 Saeed Ajmal 10 Salman Butt 11 Shahid Afridi 12 Shahzaib Hasan 13 Shoaib Malik 14 Umar Gul 15 Yasir Arafat 16 Sohail Tanvir Coach: Intikhab Alam Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Arafat were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Abdul Razzaq was sent as a replacement for Yasir Arafat. Pakistan squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 8 Mohammad Hafeez 10 Shahid Afridi (c) 12 Abdul Razzaq 14 Shoaib Akhtar 19 Ahmed Shehzad 22 Misbah-ul-Haq 23 Kamran Akmal (wk) 36 Abdur Rehman 47 Wahab Riaz 50 Saeed Ajmal 55 Umar Gul 75 Younis Khan 81 Asad Shafiq 96 Umar Akmal 99 Junaid Khan Coach: Waqar Younis Sohail Tanvir was named in the original squad but injuries led to him being withdrawn. Junaid Khan was sent as his replacement Pakistan squad – 2014 ICC World Twenty20 8 Mohammad Hafeez (c) 19 Ahmed Shehzad 80 Bilawal Bhatti 83 Junaid Khan 96 Kamran Akmal (wk) - Mohammad Talha 50 Saeed Ajmal 10 Shahid Afridi 98 Sharjeel Khan 6 Shoaib Malik 92 Sohaib Maqsood 33 Sohail Tanvir 23 Umar Akmal 55 Umar Gul 78 Zulfiqar Babar Coach: Moin Khan Pakistan squad – 2015 Cricket World Cup 3 Umar Akmal (wk) 10 Shahid Afridi 14 Sohail Khan 19 Ahmed Shehzad 22 Misbah-ul-Haq (c) 47 Wahab Riaz 54 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) 75 Younis Khan 76 Mohammad Irfan 77 Nasir Jamshed 86 Yasir Shah 89 Haris Sohail 91 Ehsan Adil 92 Sohaib Maqsood 94 Rahat Ali Coach: Waqar Younis Rahat Ali and Nasir Jamshed were named as replacement players for Junaid Khan and Mohammad Hafeez respectively. Pakistan squad – 2016 ICC World Twenty20 1 Shahid Afridi (c) 2 Mohammad Hafeez 3 Imad Wasim 4 Mohammad Sami 5 Ahmed Shehzad 6 Mohammad Amir 7 Khalid Latif 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) 9 Wahab Riaz 10 Shoaib Malik 11 Sharjeel Khan 12 Mohammad Irfan 13 Umar Akmal 14 Anwar Ali 15 Mohammad Nawaz Coach: Waqar Younis Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif and Ahmed Shehzad were named as replacement players for Babar Azam, Rumman Raees, Iftikhar Ahmed and Khurram Manzoor respectively. Pakistan squad – 2017 ICC Champions Trophy (1st title) 54 Sarfraz Ahmed (c) (wk) 19 Ahmed Shehzad 79 Azhar Ali 56 Babar Azam 41 Fahim Ashraf 39 Fakhar Zaman 32 Hasan Ali 9 Imad Wasim 83 Junaid Khan 5 Mohammad Amir 8 Mohammad Hafeez 89 Haris Sohail 29 Shadab Khan 18 Shoaib Malik 47 Wahab Riaz Rumman Raees Coach: Mickey Arthur Haris Sohail was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement for Umar Akmal. Rumman Raees was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement for injured Wahab Riaz.