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Ahmed Shehzad Biography

Ahmed Shehzad (Urdu: احمد شہزاد‎, Pashto: احمد شهزاد‎; born 23 November 1991 to a Pashtun/Pathan family in Lahore) 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.

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 4 Sixes in a Test Innings.
c Ahmed Shehzad aims to be an aggressive batsman like Ricky Ponting, and he is well on his way if his top-order performances for Pakistan Under-19s are any indication. Shehzad made his first-class debut in January 2007, just two months after his 15th birthday, and has since established himself as an opening batsman for the U-19 team. His 167 in the same year helped Pakistan chase down a stiff 342 in the first Youth Test against England in Derby. He backed that up with impressive performances at home, scoring 315 runs - with a highest of 105 - as Australia Under-19s were thrashed 5-0. Another century followed in the Youth Test against Bangladesh, and he carried that form into the triangular tournament in Sri Lanka in 2008, which Pakistan won.
He made it to the Pakistan Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka the following year despite not being in the probables. A century in the tour game against the visitors changed his fortunes. He returned to the Under-19 circuit to represent Pakistan in the World Cup in New Zealand.

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 telling Tillakaratne 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, the Pakistan Cricket Board has set up a three-member committee to probe the incident and has summoned Shehzad to their headquarters in Lahore. ^[3] [4]

Ahmed Shehzad