18 Facts About Shahriar Nafees

Shahriar Nafees Ahmed is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who played all formats of the game, and was a former T20I captain for Bangladesh.

Shahriar Nafees made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh in 2005 against England, and later the same year played his first Test.

In February 2021, Nafees announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Shahriar Nafees was born on 1 May 1985 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka Cantonment.

Shahriar Nafees is the eldest of three sons of retired army officer Mohiuddin Ahmed and his wife Salma Anjum.

Shahriar Nafees completed his secondary education from St Joseph Higher Secondary School in 2001 and his higher secondary education from Notre Dame College in 2003.

At University of Dhaka, Shahriar Nafees met Ishita Tasmin, whom he married later.

Shahriar Nafees first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden tour of England.

Shahriar Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia.

Shahriar Nafees scored his maiden one-day hundred against Zimbabwe in August 2006.

Shahriar Nafees held the record for the highest individual score for Bangladesh in Champions Trophy until Tamim Iqbal surpassed his milestone.

Shahriar Nafees was appointed vice-captain for the Champions Trophy in India in October 2006 with the view of grooming a successor for Habibul Bashar.

Shahriar Nafees finished 2006 with over 1,000 ODI runs, becoming the first Bangladeshi to pass the milestone in a calendar year.

Shahriar Nafees made his return in an ODI series against New Zealand in October 2010 in which he scored 35 as Bangladesh won that match and 73 in the next match as Bangladesh took a seven-wicket victory.

Shahriar Nafees responded by striking an innings of 97 against Pakistan in the second match of a two-Test series.

Shahriar Nafees was the first T20I captain for Bangladesh and he's the youngest T20I captain for Bangladesh at the age of 21 years and 211 days.

In June 2008 Shahriar Nafees joined the unauthorised Indian Cricket League and was given a ten-year ban by the Bangladesh Cricket Board however he severed his ties with the league in September 2009 and was therefore available for national selection.

Shahriar Nafees was selected as the captain of the team.