Sarfraz Ahmed

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Early life

Sarfraz belongs to an Urdu-speaking family. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan.He completed his B.E (Electronics) from Dawood University of Engineering and Technology.[1][2] He is also a Hafiz-e-Quran which he became at the age of 10. On 19 May 2015, Sarfraz married Syeda Khushbakht Shah.[3]

International career

One Day International

Sarfraz Ahmed was called up by Pakistan as a cover for Kamran Akmal who had a finger injury in the one-day series between India and Pakistan in November 2007. He made his one day international debut in the final match of the series, on 18 November 2007. He didn't get a chance to bat as Pakistan had won the match before he was needed to bat.

In 2008, Sarfraz Ahmed was selected ahead of Kamran Akmal for the Asia Cup.

In 2015, Sarfraz was selected for 2015 Cricket World Cup but did not get a chance to play in the first four matches. Due to the first frequent losses, he was selected for Pakistan's fifth match of the event against South Africa where he scored 49 runs off 49 balls and took 6 catches as wicket keeper to equal the one day international record for most dismissals. He was rewarded with the Man of the match award. In his second match in the world cup he scored 101* against Ireland and he was again named the Man of the Match. The win gave Pakistan a spot in the Quarter Finals of the World cup.

Test

He 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.[4] He was dropped again after one match.

Return to international cricket (2011)

Sarfraz 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 2012 Asia Cup. In the final of the tournament he scored a crucial 46 not out (the highest score from his team) as Pakistan won the match by 2 runs. He was consequently rewarded a Category C contract and selected for Pakistan's next series against Sri Lanka, again for ODIs.

Vice captaincy

After Misbah retired from the ODI format of the game after 2015 Cricket World Cup, Sarfraz was emerging to be a potential successor. However the PCB went with Azhar Ali for the captaincy and considering Sarfraz led the Pakistan U-19 team, appointed him as the Vice Captain of the ODI as well as the T20 team.

After vice-captaincy

Sri lanka test series (2015)

During the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, Sarfraz Ahmad stabilized the Pakistan Innings by a knock of 96 runs in just 85 balls just could not score the century and was bowled by Sri Lankan pacer Dhammika Prasad. During his knock he became the 7th Pakistani wicketkeeper to reach 1000 Test runs, in 28 inns, jointly the fastest Pakistani wicket-keeper with Imtiaz Ahmed. The knock also gave him the man of match award.

Sarfaraz was dropped from the T20 series that followed the test match series against Sri Lanka. Many fans back home were shocked and started to raise questions.[5] Pakistani coach Waqar Younis on 6 August said that Sarfraz Ahmed is a key Pakistani player and he should be the next T20 captain of Pakistan.[6]

Zimbabawe ODI series (2015)

Due to the unavoidable reason for usual ODI captain Azhar Ali, Sarfraz became the captain for third ODI against Zimbabwe on 5 October 2015.

PSL 2016

He is appointed as the Captain of Quetta Gladiators in inaugural edition Starting from 4 Feb until 23 Feb 2016.

International centuries

Test centuries

Sarfraz Ahmed's Test centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 103 8  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 2014 Lost
2 109 9  Australia United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE Dubai International Cricket Stadium 2014 Won
3 112 12  New Zealand United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE Dubai International Cricket Stadium 2014 Drawn

One Day International centuries

Sarfraz Ahmed's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 101* 38  Ireland Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2015 Won

International awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Series Season Match Performance Result
1 1st Test – Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series 2010/11 1st Innings: WK 3 ct. ; 96 (86 balls, 13×4)
2nd Innings: WK 3 st. DNB		  Pakistan won by 10 wickets.[7]

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 South Africa Eden Park, Auckland 7 March 2015 49 (49 balls, 5x4, 3x6); WK 6 ct.  Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L).[8]
2 Ireland Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 15 March 2015 101* (124 balls, 6x4); WK  Pakistan won by 7 wickets.[9]
3 Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 19 July 2015 77 (74 balls, 7x4); WK 2 ct. 1 st.  Pakistan won by 135 runs.[10]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 New Zealand vs Pakistan in UAE 2014/15 WK ; 76* (64 balls: 8x4, 2x6)  Pakistan won by 7 wickets.[11]

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  5. ↑ http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/08/05/dropping-sarfraz-ahmed-pcb-seeks-answer-from-shahid-afridi/
  6. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/933203/sarfraz-should-become-next-t20-captain-waqar-younis/
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