Zafar Shahaan Ansari is a former British cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England national team.
11 Facts About Zafar Ansari
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Zafar Ansari's older brother Akbar is a former county cricketer.
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Zafar Ansari was educated at St John's Beaumont School and came through the Surrey academy system, having represented the county before he turned nine and representing England at U15, U17 and U19 level.
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Zafar Ansari was awarded an academic scholarship to Hampton School and read politics and sociology at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating with a double-first.
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Zafar Ansari made his Surrey debut against Sussex in September 2010 in a List A match, before making his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Essex in April 2011.
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Zafar Ansari scored his maiden first-class century in 2014, for Surrey against Derbyshire.
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Zafar Ansari made his One Day International debut for England against Ireland on 8 May 2015, in a game which was eventually abandoned due to rain.
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On 26 April 2017, at age 25, Zafar Ansari announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect.
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Zafar Ansari stated he had always maintained that cricket was just one part of his life, and that he had other ambitions that he wanted to fulfil.
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Zafar Ansari was called to the bar in 2021 and practices at Blackstone Chambers.