.jpg) Sarfaraz Ahmed in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 May 1987 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Saifi,[1][2][3] Kaptaan[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 198) | 14 January 2010 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 December 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 156) | 18 November 2007 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 April 2021 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 36) | 19 February 2010 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 November 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2017/18 | Karachi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2011/12 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2013/14 | Pakistan International Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Yorkshire (squad no. 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2023 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Karachi Whites (squad no. 54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Urdu: سرفراز احمد; born 22 May 1987) is a Pakistani professional cricketer, a wicketkeeper-batsman, who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats.[5] He leads Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League. Under his captaincy, Pakistan won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, defeating arch-rivals India in the final. Coincidentally, during his under-19 days, he also led the Pakistan team to win the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where they had also beat India in the final.[6]
Sarfaraz was named as Pakistan's Twenty20 International captain following the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.[7] He was named Pakistan's ODI Captain on 9 February 2017 after Azhar Ali stepped down.[8] He took up the Test captaincy mantle for his team following the retirement of Misbah-ul-Haq and hence became the 32nd Test captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team. In March 2018, on Pakistan Day, Sarfaraz became the youngest cricketer to be awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.[9]
In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018-19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[10][11] In January 2019, in the second ODI against South Africa, he played his 100th ODI match.[12] Later in the same series, he was banned for four matches after admitting making a racist remark to South African Andile Phehlukwayo.[13]
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- ^ "Shaheen Afridi Clarifies Verbal Spat With Sarfaraz Ahmed, The Former Captain Reacts". News18. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Local Boys Asks Sarfraz Ahmed To Start Cricket Series In His Residential Area". UrduPoint. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed praise each other on social media after PSL 2021 match". The News International (newspaper). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Smashed, broken and crumbled: The tale of Pakistan's runaway success against a star-studded India exactly a year ago". 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Sarfraz Ahmed named Pakistan's T20I captain". ESPN Cricifno. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Azhar Ali quits as Pakistan ODI captain".
- ^ "Sarfraz awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "South Africa opt to field against Pakistan in second ODI". Geo TV. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Sarfraz Ahmed: Pakistan captain banned over racist comment by ICC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2019.