Ahmed Shehzad

Shehzad was born on 23 November 1991 in Lahore. He was born into a Pashtun family of the Afridi clan and, besides English and Urdu, he can speak Pashto as well.^[5]

He grew up in a middle-class environment in a modest house near the famous Anarkali Bazaar.^[6]

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married Sana, his childhood friend.^[7][8] They had a boy in 2017.^[9] In 2021, they had a second baby, a daughter.^[10]

Ahmad Shehzad was the highest run scorer in BPL 2011-12 and the best batsman of the tournament.^[11] Shehzad 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 the captain of the team.^[12][13] During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.^[14]

He was the highest runs scorer and man of the tournament in 2016 Pakistan Cup. He scored 372 runs in only 5 matches with the help of 3 half centuries and a hundred.^[15]

In April 2018, he was named as the captain of Balochistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.^[16][17] He scored the most runs for Baluchistan during the tournament, with 251 runs in four matches.^[18] In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[19][20]

He failed a doping test in 2018 and was banned for 10 weeks.^[21]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.^[22][23] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.^[24]

In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[25][26] He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season.^[27] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.^[28]

On December 15, 2023, Shehzad announced that he was leaving the PSL after not being selected by any franchise.^[29]

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.^[30][31]

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.^[32]Ahmed Shehzad 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.^[33]

He has a 40+ test average for Pakistan Cricket Team with the help of 3 hundreds and 3 half centuries. His test hundreds have been scored against Sri Lanka where he scored 147 runs, Australia where he scored 136 runs and New Zealand where he scored 176 runs^[4]

In his One Day International career he has scored 6 hundreds and 14 half centuries.^[4] In his Twenty20 International career, he has scored 1 hundred 7 fifties. He is First Pakistani player who has scored a century in all three forms of cricket.^[34]

Shehzad was issued a one-match ban in 2011 for showing dissent in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, one month before being issued a fine on disciplinary grounds.^[35]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan about Dilshan's conversion from Islam to Buddhism.^[36] Shehzad was caught on camera telling Dilshan:^[37]

If you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no matter whatever you do in your life, straight to heaven.

— Ahmed Shehzad's statement on Dilshan.

During a Pakistan Super League group stage match vs Peshawar Zalmi, Shehzad had an exchange of words and physical conflict with bowler Wahab Riaz. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) imposed a fine on both players and issued an official warning to them.^[38]

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• First Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).^[40][41]
• 2nd Most runs (111*)^[42] and 2nd most sixes (6) in a T20I innings by a Pakistani.^[43]
• Most runs (168) in a two–match T20I series by a Pakistani cricketer.^[44]
• He is 2nd fastest 5000 runs scorer in T20 cricket from Pakistan
• He is 2nd highest centuries maker in T20 cricket from Asia after Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam.
• 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.
• Highest run scorer for the Quetta Gladiators until 2021.
• First Pakistani batsman to hit three consecutive sixes in T20I.
• Holds the record for the most boundaries in a single T20 inning (20 fours)
• He is the first Pakistani who scored hundred against Cricket South Africa in South Africa
• He is youngest Pakistani player who scored 150+ runs in a test inning
• He had the record of fastest century in t20 Cricket from Pakistan just in 40 balls until 2020
• He had the record of highest t20i partnership for Pakistan along with Mohammad Hafeez 143* until 2021
• He has the record of Most catches in the field for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team
• He has the record of 2nd Most centuries from Pakistan in t20 Cricket 5 centuries
• He has the record of Most Half centuries for Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League
• He has the record of Most centuries in knockout t20 matches 3 centuries
• He has the record of Most Half centuries in the finals of Pakistan Super League 2 half centuries in 3 finals
• He scored first half century of tournament in Kashmir Premier League history
• Being captain he scored 630+ runs with the help of 3 centuries and 3 half centuries in nine games of departmental one day cup 2016 and won the final for his team HBL and got the award of Man of the final
• He was man of the tournament in BPL 2012.
• He scored 341 runs with the average of 51 for Quetta Gladiators in 4th edition of PSL and lift the trophy for his team first time

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