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Full name Shahriar Nafees Ahmed
Born January 25, 1986, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Current age 22 years 257 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Bangladesh Under-23s, Barisal Division
Batting style Left-hand bat
Relations Brother - Iftekhar Nayem

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

810

138

27.00

1499

54.03

117

ODIs

1857

123*

33.76

2665

69.68

232

T20Is

25.00

147.05

First-class

2290

138

30.53

4021

56.95

List A

2153

147

31.66

3056

70.45

Twenty20

25.00

147.05

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

6.66

List A

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12-14, 2005 scorecard

Last Test

Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v Bangladesh at Nottingham, Jun 21, 2005 scorecard

Last ODI

Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), Jun 12, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

Only T20I

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2003/04

Last First-class

Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2005

Last List A

Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), Jun 12, 2008 scorecard

Only Twenty20

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

As a left-hand opening batsman, Shahriar Nafees is a rarity among Bangladesh cricketers, and at the age of 19 he was thrust into the Test squad for their maiden tour of England with just five first-class matches behind him. He hadn't fared too badly in those, however, with 350 runs at 35, and his Under-19 coach Richard McInness reckoned he had the talent and temperament to become a future Test captain. With Nafees Iqbal and Javed Omar established as Bangladesh's opening pair, the England trip was a case of watching and learning for Shahriar. He did get an opportunity in the NatWest Series, and cashed in with 75 in the final one-dayer against Australia. He made his Test debut in Sri Lanka in September 2005, and made 51 in his second match. He also got starts in all the one-day games, but converted only one into a fifty. Then in April 2006 he exploded in sensational fashion against the might of Australia, stroking his way to a brilliant hundred, his maiden first-class ton as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah. His stunning 138, with 19 fours, set up a scarcely believable first-day total of 355 for 5 as the Aussies reeled. He added 33 in the second innings, and a brisk 79 in the second Test to show that this was no flash in the pan. Nafees was appointed vice-captain for the Champions Trophy in India in October with the view of grooming a successor for Habibul Bashar. He also won the Bangladesh's cricketer-of-the-year award for 2006. He proved that the accolade wasn't wasted on him by scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe but failed against tougher opposition in the Champions Trophy. His batting was instrumental in Bangladesh's 5-0 rout over Zimbabwe in December 2006. His batting form slipped the following year and in 2008, joined the Bangladesh exodus to the ICL, effectively ending his international career. He was subsequently handed a 10-year ban by the BCB. Prior to that, he opted out of a tour of Australia for the sake of his studies and his main focus is to finish his MBA.

Andrew Miller and Cricinfo Staff (September 16, 2008)

Sep 16, 2008

Shahriar Nafees takes questions from the media © AFP

Sep 16, 2008

Dhaka Warriors team members Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees, Dhiman Ghosh, Habibul Bashar pose for the cameras © AFP

Sep 16, 2008

Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees, Dhiman Ghosh, Habibul Bashar along with ICL board chairman Kapil Dev at the unveiling of the Dhaka Warriors © AFP

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