17 Facts About Sarfraz Ahmed

1.

Sarfaraz Ahmed is a Pakistani professional cricket player wicketkeeper-batsman who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team.

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

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3.

Sarfraz 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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4.

Sarfaraz Sarfraz Ahmed was born on 22 May 1987 in Karachi, Pakistan to a family with a printing press business.

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

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

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8.

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

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9.

Sarfraz 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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10.

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

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11.

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

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12.

On 9 February 2017 following the resignation of then captain Azhar Ali from ODI captaincy, Sarfaraz Sarfraz Ahmed was chosen to succeed him thus making him a full time limited overs captain of Pakistan.

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13.

Sarfraz Ahmed 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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14.

Sarfraz 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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15.

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

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16.

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

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17.

Sarfraz Ahmed 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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