Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد‎; born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and also a part-time legbreak bowler. He used to play domestic cricket for Habib Bank Limited. He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan on 24 April 2009 against Australia and also debut T20I on 7 May 2009 against same team. He is the only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game i.e. Test, ODI and T20I.           

 Content: 

1 Test career

2 International Centuries

2.1 Test Centuries

2.2 One Day International Centuries

2.3 Twenty20 International Centuries

3 Controversy

4 References

5 External links

Ahmed Shehzad

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Shehzad
Born	23 November 1991 (age 23) Lahore, Pakistan
Nickname	Shehzada (Prince), Shezzy
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut(cap 216)	31 December 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	9 November −13 November 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut(cap 172)	24 April 2009 v Australia
Last ODI	19 December 2014 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	19
T20I debut(cap 26)	7 May 2009 v Australia
Last T20I	5 December 2014 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007	Habib Bank Limited
2012	Barisal Burners
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2013	Khulna Royal Bengal
2008–present	Lahore Lions
2013	Pakistan A cricket team
2013–present	Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 8 58 28 58 Runs scored 718 1,985 709 4,125 Batting average 47.86 34.82 27.26 42.09 100s/50s 3/2 6/10 1/3 10/21 Top score 176 124 111* 254 Balls bowled – 15 – 1,073 Wickets – 2 – 14 Bowling average – 73.00 – 52.85 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – 1/22 – 4/7 Catches/stumpings 3/– 20/– 9/– 56/–

Test career

Ahmed Shehzad was shortlisted for the Pakistan A match against South Africa in the UAE in October 2013. He scored a fifty in the game and was selected for one of the 3 remaining slots in the Test squad alongside Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq. He was, however, not selected in the playing XI in either of the 2 Tests against South Africa. Shehzad again selected for the three Tests against Sri Lanka, also in the UAE, starting on 31 December 2013, and stretching to January 2014. This was based on good showing in the limited overs leg of the tour. He debuted in the first Test, and was presented his first Test cap by Younis Khan. He scored 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.^[1] The match was drawn.

In his 3rd test match Shehzad scored a maiden century ^[2] against Sri Lanka. He scored 147 run from 275 balls and batted for 339 minutes, hit 12 fours and a six.

Ahmed Shehzad is the first Pakistani opener to hit four Sixes in a Test Innings.

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
No	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
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
[1]	111*	25	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	2014	Won

Controversy

During the last one day international on Pakistan's latest tour of Sri Lanka, Shehzad was recorded on camera tellingTillakaratne Dilshan, after he scored a 50 and won the match for his team, that “if you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no matter whatever you do in your life, straight to heaven.” Apparently Dilshan must have said something along the lines of “Thanks, but no thanks,” to which he later added, “Then be ready for the fire.” Presumably hellfire. As a result, thePakistan Cricket Board has set up a three-member committee to probe the incident and has summoned Shehzad to their headquarters in Lahore.^[3][4]