Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed is an Indian Cricketer born on 12th December 1994 in the city of Mewat, Haryana. He is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, who can also contribute some vital runs with the willow if needed.

Shahbaz Ahmed: Along the Years

Shahbaz Ahmed Records

• Seventh player from Bengal and first since India pacer Mohammed Shami to claim a Ranji Trophy hat-trick

Shahbaz Ahmed Awards and Accolades

Shahbaz Ahmed Career

Indian cricketer Shahbaz Ahmed was born on December 11, 1994, and he represents India in the international format. He made his international debut on 9 October 2022. In domestic cricket, he plays for Bengal and for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed.

Shahbaz Ahmed Domestic Career

Shahbaz Ahmed was born in Haryana, but he plays domestic cricket for the Bengal cricket team. Ahmed made his List-A debut versus the Jammu and Kashmir team on September 20, 2018 at Chennai. He returned with figures of 1/22 in his debut match.

Soon, Ahmed received his maiden first-class cap versus Hyderabad. He scored 27 runs and scalped one wicket for his team in that game. Shahbaz made his T20 debut against Haryana on February 24, 2019 at Cuttack. He picked up one wicket again besides contributing a vital 12-ball 17 in the lower order that helped his team win the match by three wickets.

So far, Shahbaz has played 13 first-class matches, scoring 559 runs, including four half-centuries. He has also picked up 37 first-class wickets at an economy rate of 2.60. In List-A cricket, his aggregate is 435 runs in 16 innings at an average of 39.54. He has 18 List-A wickets to his name, with his best figures being 3/35.

Talking about his numbers in T20 cricket, Shahbaz Ahmed has taken 21 wickets in 23 innings at a miserly economy rate of 6.84. His batting strike rate in T20s is 119.20, while he has recorded one fifty in the game’s shortest format.

Shahbaz Ahmed IPL Career

Shahbaz Ahmed earned his maiden IPL deal from the Royal Challengers Bangalore Team at IPL Auction 2020. The RCB franchise snapped him up for 20 lakhs INR. Ahmed played his first IPL match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The 26-year-old played two matches for RCB in IPL 2020, taking two wickets and scoring one run. His economy rate was 7.33 in the 2020 IPL season. RCB retained him in the IPL 2021 Auction.

In the sixth game of the 2021 Indian Premier League, which his team RCB ultimately won, Shahbaz grabbed three wickets in an over against Sunrisers Hyderabad in April of that year. His performances received appreciation from a number of critics. He grabbed two wickets for ten runs in the tournament's second phase against Rajasthan.

He was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in February 2022 at the Indian Premier League 2022 auction. He was traded to Sunrisers Hyderabad in November of 2023 for the 2024 IPL season. In his 55 IPL games so far, Shahbaz Ahamad has claimed 21 wickets at an average of 39.86, with his best individual figures being 3/23.

Shahbaz Ahmed International Career

Shahbaz Ahmed has played 3 ODIs and 2 T20Is for India so far. Shahbaz was included in India's ODI team for their tour against Zimbabwe in August 2022, taking Washington Sundar's spot because of his injury. He was included in the India ODI team for their series against South Africa in October 2022.[On October 9, 2022, he played his first ODI match against South Africa. He faced Bangladesh on October 6, 2023, on his T20I debut.

Shahbaz Ahmed ODI Career

Shahbaz was named in India's ODI team for their August 2022 tour of Zimbabwe, replacing the injured Washington Sundar. In October 2022, he was selected to join the Indian ODI team to play against South Africa. On October 9, 2022, he played his first One-Day International match against South Africa.

Shahbaz Ahmed Test Career

Shahbaz Ahmed has not appeared in any test match for India till date.

Shahbaz Ahmed T20I Career

Shahbaz Ahmed made his T20I debut on 6 October 2023 against Bangladesh

Shahbaz Ahmed Captaincy

As of 2024 Shahbaz Ahmed has not captained the Indian national team or any IPL franchise in his career so far.

Shahbaz Ahmed Under-19 Career

Hailing from Haryana, the journey to the big stage was not easy for Shahbaz Ahmed. He had a few issues with his address during the early phases of his career. However, after starting his career with Bengal, Shahbaz did not look back. He enjoys batting, but he worked on his bowling to raise his stocks as a cricketer. First-class cricketer Pramod Chandila recommended Shahbaz to his coach Partha Pratim Chowdhury when he began playing in Kolkata's second division. He moved in with Partha's family after he helped him gain admission to Tapan Memorial Club, a cricket academy in Kolkata. Ahmed considers Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as his idol. He became the seventh bowler from Bengal to take a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy.

Shahbaz Ahmed Family

Shahbaz Ahmed was born in Mewat, Haryana. He is the son of Abnam Ahmed, a homemaker, and his father Ahmed Jan, a clerk in the Nuh district sub-divisional magistrate's office in Haryana.

Shahbaz Ahmed Net Worth

Shahbaz Ahmed's estimated net worth in 2024 is around INR 5 crore. Shahbaz Ahmed's IPL contract with the SRH allows him to receive an annual payment from the league of INR 2.4 crores.

Shahbaz Ahmed House

Shahbaz Ahmed lives in Mewat, Haryana and also in Kolkata.

Shahbaz Ahmed Cars

There is no information on his automobile collection.