Mohammad Shahzad (Afghan Cricketer) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	Afghan
Date of Birth	10/01/1988
Age	38 years
Birthplace	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

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Controversies	Suspended in Zimbabwe for two matches for slamming his bat on the pitch. Suspended for one year after breaching ICC Anti-Doping Code. Fined for playing for a Pakistani cricket club without permission. Banned by ACB for breaching code of conduct.

Marital Status

Affairs/Girlfriends

Not Known

Family

Parents	Names Not Known

International Debut

ODI	30 August 2009 against Netherlands at Amstelveen, Netherlands
Test	14 June 2018 against India at Bengaluru, Karnataka
T20	1 February 2010 against Ireland at Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jersey Number

#77 (Afghanistan)

Domestic/State Team

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Habib Bank Limited, Rangpur Riders, Peshawar Zalmi, Paktia

Coach/Mentor

Phil Simmons

Records

First Afghan player to make a century in an ODI in 2009.
First Afghan to score a first-class double century in 2010.
First cricket player to score two half-centuries in two separate matches on the same day in 2017.
Scored an ODI hundred in the lowest team score (Afghanistan 131/4 against India in Asia Cup 2018).
First Afghanistan player to score 2,000 runs in T20I cricket on 31 October 2021.
Set the record for fastest fifty in the 10-over format with eight sixes and six boundaries.

Favourite Cricketer	MS Dhoni

1. Shahzad's family originates from Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
2. He grew up in a Peshawar refugee camp in Pakistan.
3. Made his first-class debut in 2009 against Zimbabwe XI.
4. In 2010, he became the first Afghan player to score a century in an ODI.
5. Was part of the Afghanistan squad that claimed victory in the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite.
6. In 2016, he became the first associate player to achieve 10 fifty plus scores in T20Is.
7. Selected by the Paktia franchise for the Afghan Premier League in 2018.
8. There were reports that he was approached to underperform during the 2018 Asia Cup while participating in the 2018 APL.
9. On 31 October 2021, became the first Afghanistan player to score 2,000 runs in T20I cricket during the T20 World Cup match against Namibia.
10. Ruled out of the 2019 World Cup qualifiers ahead of the match against New Zealand due to a knee injury sustained in a practice match against Pakistan.
11. Promptly reported a spot-fixing approach for the 2018 Afghan Premier T20 League to the team management and ICC anti-corruption unit.