14 Facts About Sarfraz Ahmad

1.

Sarfraz Ahmad was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats.

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2.

Sarfraz Ahmad 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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3.

Sarfraz Ahmad's ancestors were from Uttar Pradesh, India and his father died in 2006.

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4.

Sarfraz Ahmad married Syeda Khushbakht in 2015; the couple have two children.

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5.

Sarfraz Ahmad made his ODI debut in the final match of the series, on 18 November 2007.

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6.

Sarfraz Ahmad didn't get a chance to bat as Pakistan had won the match before he was needed to bat.

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7.

Sarfraz Ahmad 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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8.

Sarfraz Ahmad was consequently rewarded a Category C contract and selected for Pakistan's next series against Sri Lanka, again for T20s.

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9.

Sarfraz Ahmad won his first match in the only T20I against England by nine wickets.

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10.

Sarfraz Ahmad was named as captain and wicket keeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC and Cricinfo.

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11.

Sarfraz Ahmad 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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12.

Sarfraz Ahmad was selected to be the franchise captain for the 2016 season.

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13.

Sarfraz Ahmad led the Gladiators all the way through to the final, losing only two matches before it.

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14.

Sarfraz Ahmad captained Quetta Gladiators in fourth season of PSL leading the team to win the tournament for the first time by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final match.

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