Sarfaraz Ahmed information

Sarfaraz Ahmed

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	Sarfaraz Ahmed in 2019
Personal information
Born	22 May 1987 (age 36); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname	Saifi, Kaptaan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	Pakistan (2007–present);
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
Domestic team information
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)
Career statistics
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Pakistan
ICC Champions Trophy
Asia Cup
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
	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]

^ "Ramiz Raja says Sarfaraz Ahmed is a 'true team player'". Bol News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "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.

[1] "Ramiz Raja says Sarfaraz Ahmed is a 'true team player'". Bol News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[2] "Shaheen Afridi Clarifies Verbal Spat With Sarfaraz Ahmed, The Former Captain Reacts". News18. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[3] "Local Boys Asks Sarfraz Ahmed To Start Cricket Series In His Residential Area". UrduPoint. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[4] "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.

[5] "Sarfaraz Ahmed profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".

[6] "Smashed, broken and crumbled: The tale of Pakistan's runaway success against a star-studded India exactly a year ago". 18 June 2018.

[7] "Sarfraz Ahmed named Pakistan's T20I captain". ESPN Cricifno. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[8] "Azhar Ali quits as Pakistan ODI captain".

[9] "Sarfraz awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[10] "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[11] "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[12] "South Africa opt to field against Pakistan in second ODI". Geo TV. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[13] "Sarfraz Ahmed: Pakistan captain banned over racist comment by ICC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

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