Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad Biography

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Ahmed Shehzad, the emerging star of Pakistani cricket team was born on 23rd of November 1991 in the city of Lahore. Unlike so many Pakistani cricketers he has come from an educated background and that thing reflects from his behavior.

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.

International career

Ahmed Shehzad was yet another teenaged batsman introduced by Pakistan in the big bad world of international cricket. At the age of 17, he made his One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International debut against Australia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Soon, he was a part of the side that lifted the ICC World T20 2009. A prolific scorer in age-group cricket, Shehzad worked his way up the ranks after making his first-class debut in 2007.

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.

Playing Style

Since 2009, he has been the integral part of the team, famous because of his aggressive playing style he has made some quick centuries to prove this. His selection in the world cup squad for 2011 (Held in sub-continent) was turning the point of his career. He performed well in the world cup as he is not only an aggressive opener for Pakistani Cricket team but an energized fielder. He fields often in the point position (which is thought to be the vital fielding position in cricket)

However, Shehzad could not quite establish himself and found himself out of the side after his early introduction. An ODI ton against New Zealand in early 2011 helped him get selected for the World Cup that year, though he did not play the knockout games. Shehzad was axed after the West Indies tour in 2011, though he had scored a ton in one of the ODIs.

Shehzad has a wide range of shots and is talented enough to execute them very late. He doesn’t shy away from making room and going over the off-side in the shorter formats. He is also one of the safest fielders in the Pakistan camp.

Test Career

He took almost four years to make his debut in Test cricket. In the year 2013 a test against Sri Lanka was his first ever test match. He made his comeback two years later in the same setting and established himself thereafter with some phenomenal consistency. The test cap was given to him in small traditional ceremony of cricket by the legend test cricketer of Pakistan “Younis Khan”. He had got his place in T20 internationals in the same year when he made his ODI debut (2009) since then he has been present in almost all the shorter formats.

Controversy

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

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad