Sarfaraz Ahmed is a Pakistani professional cricketer, a wicketkeeper-batsman, who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team.
30 Facts About Sarfaraz Ahmed
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed leads Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was named Pakistan's ODI Captain on 9 February 2017 after Azhar Ali stepped down.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed 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 doing so.
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In March 2018, on Pakistan Day, Sarfaraz Ahmed became the youngest cricketer to be awarded with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was born on 22 May 1987 in Karachi, Pakistan to a family with a printing press business.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed's ancestors were from Uttar Pradesh.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed married Syeda Khushbakht in 2015; the couple have two children.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was called up by Pakistan as a cover for Kamran Akmal who had a finger injury in the one-day series against India in November 2007.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed made his ODI debut in the final match of the series, on 18 November 2007.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed didn't get a chance to bat as Pakistan had won the match before he was needed to bat.
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In 2008, Sarfaraz Ahmed was selected ahead of Kamran Akmal for the Asia Cup.
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In 2015, Sarfaraz Ahmed was selected for 2015 Cricket World Cup but did not get a chance to play in the first four matches.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed made his Test match debut in Hobart on 14 January 2010, in the third Test match against Australia, replacing Kamran Akmal who suffered an "error-ridden performance" in the second Test.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed returned to the international team for the ODI series against Sri Lanka in November 2011 and for the subsequent series against Bangladesh and the Asia Cup.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was consequently rewarded a Category C contract and selected for Pakistan's next series against Sri Lanka, again for T20Is.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was dropped from the T20 series that followed the Test series against Sri Lanka.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed recorded first win in his debut match as a captain.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed won his first match in the only T20I against England by nine wickets.
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On 9 February 2017 following the resignation of then captain Azhar Ali from ODI captaincy, Sarfaraz Ahmed was chosen to succeed him.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed became the full-time limited overs captain of Pakistan.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was named the captain and wicket keeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC and Cricinfo.
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In January 2019, during the second ODI of the series against South Africa, Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught on the stump mics using a racial slur towards Andile Phehlukwayo.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed played in the third ODI match, but was then suspended by the International Cricket Council for the next four matches, missing the last two ODIs and the first two T20Is of the tour.
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In October 2019, ahead of Pakistan's tour to Australia, Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked as captain of Pakistan's team, following Pakistan's poor run of form.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was picked by Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League players' draft on 21 December 2015.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed was selected to be the franchise captain for the 2016 season.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed led the Gladiators all the way through to the final, losing only two matches before it.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed captained Quetta Gladiators in the fourth season of PSL leading the team to win the tournament for the first time, defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final match.