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Full name Shabbir Ahmed Khan
Born April 21, 1976, Khanewal, Punjab
Current age 32 years 172 days
Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Chennai Superstars, Gloucestershire, ICL Pakistan XI, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Reserves, Redco Pakistan Ltd, Rest of Punjab, Water and Power Development Authority
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

24*

8.80

234

37.60

ODIs

1.66

34.48

T20Is

First-class

102

884

11.33

List A

111

403

10.60

Twenty20

5.75

92.00

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

2576

1175

5/48

8/109

23.03

2.73

50.5

ODIs

1642

1192

3/32

36.12

4.35

49.7

T20Is

9.50

First-class

14471

7162

315

7/70

22.73

2.96

45.9

List A

111

5779

4231

148

5/24

28.58

4.39

39.0

Twenty20

115

134

3/15

26.80

6.99

23.0

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard

Last Test

Pakistan v England at Multan, Nov 12-16, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v West Indies at Toronto, Sep 19, 1999 scorecard

Last ODI

West Indies v Pakistan at Gros Islet, May 22, 2005 scorecard

ODI statistics

Only T20I

South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

Lahore Ravi v Water and Power Development Authority at Lahore, Oct 20-23, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1997/98

Last List A

Pakistan International Airlines v Water and Power Development Authority at Rawalpindi, Mar 19, 2007 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Karachi Zebras v Multan Tigers at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard

With the imposition of a one-year ban on him for a suspect bowling action in December 2005, Shabbir Ahmed's career will forever be blighted. He was called after the first Test against England in Multan, the second time in a year and worryingly, the fourth time in his short career. And it will remain a shame for Shabbir's career thus far held a good deal of promise. Not only did he become the joint-fastest Pakistani bowler to 50 Test wickets (with Waqar Younis in 10 Tests), but as a tall (6'5"), gangly fast-medium bowler Shabbir is moulded from different materials altogether than most Pakistani fast men. He extracts a great deal of bounce, even on lifeless wickets, and bowling from close to the stumps - much like Glenn McGrath - allows him to stick to a tight wicket-to-wicket line. He seams and cuts more than he swings, often sharply and both ways and is a sound exponent of reverse swing. He was express when he made his ODI debut, picking up three wickets but he was immediately reported - and has since reduced his pace considerably. His Test career began in impressive style as well with an eight-wicket haul against Bangladesh in Karachi, on a track that offered no assistance to the pace bowlers and in most performances since, around the world, he has picked up wickets and stemmed the flow of runs. A genial, unassuming character who started playing cricket as a batsman, his laidback personality only enhances the poignancy of what has happened to him.
Cricinfo staff January 2006

Dec 16, 2007

Shabbir Ahmed receives the Man-of-the-Match award from Kapil Dev © Cricinfo Ltd

Dec 1, 2007

Shabbir Ahmed of the Chennai Superstars poses with the Man-of-the-Match award © Cricinfo Ltd

Dec 28, 2006

Shabbir Ahmed bowls during a Pakistan net session © AFP

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