Abrar Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer who set the record for taking 11 wickets in a Test match against England at Multan on December 9, 2022 record. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-off bowler.
Wiki/Biography
Abrar Ahmed was born on Friday, October 16, 1998 in Karachi (24 years old; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Libra. In 1977, his family moved to Karachi, before which his family lived in Shinkiari, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′0″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Abrar’s father’s name was Nur Islam.
Abrar Ahmed’s father
His mother’s name is Safin Jan. He has seven siblings, 4 brothers and 3 sisters. His two brothers are Shahzad Khan and Sajid Ahmed. His brother Shahzad Khan is a fast bowler for NAB.
Race
Abrar belongs to the Pashtun ethnic group.
Profession
domestic cricket
Abrar made his debut in 2016 when he played in the Under-19 divisional tournament in Karachi and took 53 wickets. In 2017, he was selected for the Karachi Kings of the Pakistan Super League. In 2020, Abrar made his debut for Sindh against Southern Punjab in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In November 2021, he made his debut for the Pakistan A team in a match between Pakistan Shaheen and Sri Lanka A cricket team.
international cricket
He made his debut in a Test match against England in Multan in December 2022. His performance attracted attention after he claimed eleven tickets in the series. He became the 13th Pakistani bowler to take five wickets on his debut against England.
Facts/Trivia
- Abrar is called Harry Potter by his friends because he looks like Harry Potter when he wears glasses.
- He learned cricket by playing in the streets. He was admitted to Rashid Latif Cricket Academy when he was 15 years old. In an interview, his academy coach Mohammad Masroor spoke about his performance in the trials and said:
The same grip is carom ball, leg spin, googly, slider saare variations daal raha tha (he bowls all variations with the same grip). He didn’t turn around that much. He was bowling off the stumps and no one could read his length. I immediately asked him if he ever hit a hard ball. The answer is “no”. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Out of curiosity I examined his fingers and they were like iron bars. “
- His brother said in an interview that when Virender Shewag bowled Saqlain Mushtaq during a Test match at Mulan in 1992, At three hundred, Abrar noticed Saklan’s mistakes in the Test match. In an interview, his brother spoke about this and said:
Abrar was about six years old and he often pointed out Saqlain bhai’s bowling errors. My dad got so annoyed with his constant comments that he locked him in another room. “
- When he was a child, he had a very good relationship with his mother. When he was nine years old, his mother asked him to memorize the Quran, and he memorized it. According to his brother, his mother wanted him to pursue aalima (study of Islamic science), but he disagreed and said he wanted to play cricket.
- In 2017, he was injured in the Pakistan Super League. Abrar’s brother said in an interview that Abrar’s injuries were serious and doctors said he would be paralyzed and would never be able to play cricket again.
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