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Full name Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury
Born November 10, 1985, Chittagong
Current age 22 years 259 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Chittagong Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

514

82*

21.41

1020

50.39

ODIs

1874

25.32

2243

83.54

192

T20Is

215

62*

26.87

161

133.54

First-class

1593

129

27.00

2680

59.44

List A

2291

24.90

2783

82.32

Twenty20

215

62*

26.87

161

133.54

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

314

225

2/31

45.00

4.29

62.8

ODIs

739

656

5/31

54.66

5.32

61.5

T20Is

First-class

1610

733

7/39

31.86

2.73

70.0

List A

1333

1083

5/31

54.15

4.87

66.6

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong (MAA), Oct 26-29, 2004 scorecard

Last Test

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

Test statistics

ODI debut

Bangladesh v South Africa at Birmingham, Sep 12, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2001/02

Last First-class

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

List A debut

2001/02

Last List A

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard

Aftab Ahmed first came to the attention of the Bangladeshi selectors after scoring 79 against South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup in 2002, and the following year he was pitched into the Test squad to face England, despite having failed to impress in two earlier warm-up matches. His selection was initially viewed with suspicion by the local media, who regarded Aftab as something of a one-day cowboy, and indeed his desire to belt the cover off the ball has resulted in some all-too-brief performances. His potential, however, is plain to see, and his selection for the seminal tour of England early in 2005 was evidence of the selectors' faith, which he repaid at Chester-le-Street with a defiant, carefree 82 not out, the highest score for Bangladesh in the Test series. He also finished off the historic one-day win over Australia at Cardiff, smashing Jason Gillespie for four and six to seal victory. His medium-pacers have potential as well, as he showed with an astonishing one-day haul of 5 for 31 against New Zealand in November 2004. He led Bangladesh to a 3-2 series victory with an unbeaten 81 in the final match against Zimbabwe in January 2005. Since then, barring that run-a-ball 82 at the Riverside, he's hit a lean patch: he hasn't reached 30 in a Test, while in one-dayers he hit a couple of fifties against the Kenyans early in 2006, but failed to impress against Australia. On the tours of Zimbabwe and Kenya in August, Aftab delighted everyone with his all-out attack attitude but often threw it away when he promised so much more. He struck five fifties in eleven innings against Zimbabwe and Scotland since the Champions Trophy in October but a century still eludes him. He reached a career best of 92 against Zimbabwe in February 2007.
Andrew Miller February 2007

Mar 20, 2008

Aftab Ahmed plays a reverse-sweep during his 61 © TigerCricket.com

Mar 2, 2008

Aftab Ahmed is taken off the field in a stretcher © Getty Images

Mar 2, 2008

Aftab Ahmed in pain after being struck by a bouncer from Jacques Kallis © Getty Images

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