Who is Abrar Ahmed?
Today let’s look into Abrar Ahmed cricketer profile. Abrar Ahmed who got the nickname ‘Harry Potter’ because of his glasses – is a classic mystery bowler from Pakistan. He bowls leg spin, carrom ball and googly with the same action. Abrar Ahmed is picked in Pakistan World Cup 2023 as travelling reserves.
Once Abrar Ahmed talked about his journey and bowling style and compared himself with Ajantha Mendis, and Mujeeb ur Rehman. He also went on to say that he frequently watches Sunil Narine’s bowling to bring variations into the mix.
Abrar Ahmed will currently playing for Quetta Gladiators for PSL 2024. Abrar Ahmed is now in all Pakistan team national squad for Test, ODI and T20. Great future ahead for the lad.
Abrar Ahmed Date of Birth
Abrar Ahmed date of birth is 11 Nov,1998. He is currently 24 years of age.
Abrar Ahmed Place of Birth
Abrar Ahmed was born in Karachi.
Abrar Ahmed Family
An ethnic Pashtun, his family moved to Karachi from Shinkiari, a small village located on the outskirts of Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His father Noor Islam drove a taxi for 20 hours a day to raise his family. On his mother’s wish, Abrar did Hifz (memorizing Quran ).Abrar Ahmed is the youngest among eight siblings (five brothers and three sisters), with his brother Shahzad Khan previously playing as a fast bowler for National Bank.
Abrar Ahmed Height
Abrar Ahmed’s height is 6 ft (1.83 meters)
Abrar Ahmed Weight
Abrar Ahmed weight is 65 Kg
Abrar Ahmed Marital Status
He is currently unmarried and single
Abrar Ahmed Bowling Style
Abrar Ahmed’s bowling style is right-arm leg break.
Abrar Ahmed Early Cricketing Career
When he was only nine years old, he played tape-ball cricket for about four years before he heard about a cricket trial at Rashid Latif’s academy. The then Pakistan’s U19 coach, Muhammad Masroor was left stunned by Abrar’s magical deliveries while overseeing the trials.
In 2016, Abrar racked up 53 wickets in Zonal U19 in Karachi and received a massive opportunity to represent the Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Karachi Kings becoming one of the emerging picks. Abrar boasts of scalping 76 wickets in 26 innings in his First-Class cricket.
Abrar Ahmed Domestic Career
A product of the Rashid Latif Academy, he made his Twenty20 debut for Karachi Kings on 10 February 2017 in the 2017 Pakistan Super League. He made his first-class debut on 20 November 2020, for Sindh, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. He made his List A debut on 11 November 2021, for the Pakistan Shaheens against the Sri Lanka A cricket team.
The 24-year-old Mystery Spinner, who plays for Sindh, had claimed 43 wickets at an average of 21.95. He has recorded five five-wicket hauls in six matches and has played an integral role in turning his side to secure a berth in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final in 2022. He was the leading wicket-taker in this Quaid-e-Azam trophy 2022 with 43 wickets. For this outstanding performance, he has been rewarded with a maiden national side Test call-up against England.
“As I started to take wickets in 3 to 4 matches in the ongoing season of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, my fellow teammates started to tell me that your name will be included in the squad. Sarfaraz Ahmed continuously said you are doing well, your name will be included, and you will play,” Abrar told the reporters.
Abrar Ahmed World Records on Test Debut
In his maiden test, Abrar Ahmed made many records in cricketing history. I think he is the future superstar of Pakistan and has a long long career ahead of him.
Abrar Ahmed is the first bowler in Pakistan’s Test history to take five wickets in the first session on his Test debut.
He is also the first spinner of Pakistan to take 10 wickets haul in test cricket.
Only two Pakistan bowlers to take a seven-wicket haul on Test debut before Abrar Ahmed in the second Test against England in Multan. Mohammad Nazir had picked 7 for 99 on his debut against New Zealand in 1969, while Mohammad Zahid bettered those figures with 7 for 66 also against New Zealand in 1996.
Abrar Ahmed is the 13th Pakistan bowler to take five or more wickets in an inning on debut. vs England at Multan Cricket Stadium, Dec 09, 2022
Abrar Ahmed Test Career and Stats
Abrar Ahmed played 6 tests and has taken 38 wickets with an average of 51.2.
Abrar Ahmad Debut for Karachi Kings in PSL 2017
The youngster, who excelled in googly, leg-spin as well as carrom ball, caught the attention of local and national coaches when he led Karachi’s Zone to the title.
Karachi Kings was the first team who assess the talent of Abrar Ahmed. He made his PSL debut for Karachi Kings in 2017 and coach Mickey Arthur played a big part in his selection. Although, he played just a couple of games before getting injured. He played only two matches for Karachi Kings bowled 36 bowls and given 41 runs.
Abrar was diagnosed with a back stress fracture, which ruled him out for a couple of years from cricket. He then slowly made progress in Pakistan’s domestic cricket.
Abrar Ahmed Joined Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2021
Highly Rated Youngster Abrar Ahmed was picked up by Peshawar Zalmi in the Emerging Category for PSL 6.
In 2021, he played for Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL, where he managed to scalp just three wickets in 2 matches. He played in two matches and bowled 42 balls and gave 62 runs and grabbed 3 wickets. Ahmed was not a part of any PSL team in the 2022 season.
Abrar Ahmed picked by Islamabad United for PSL 2023
Abrar Ahmed picked by Islamabad United for PSL 2023 in the Silver category. Abrar Ahmed will get US$ 30K equivalent to PKR 7200000 from PSL 2023.
Abrar Ahmed Stats for Islamabad United in PSL 2023
Abrar Ahmed played only 3 matches of PSL 8 and took 3 wickets with an economy of 7.67.
Abrar Ahmed Current Teams
Pakistan, Karachi Zone III, Pakistan Shaheens, Karachi Zone III Under-19s, Karachi Region Whites, Karachi Region Whites Under-19s, Sindh, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United.
Abrar Ahmed Favorite Player
Abrar Ahmed favorite player is West Indies spinner Sunil Narine, according to his coach Mohammad Masroor.
Abrar Ahmed Networth and Salary
Abrar Ahmed get test match fee of PKR 838000. Abrar Ahmed has silver category contract with Islamabad United and get USD 30000 (PKR 720000).
Abrar Ahmed picked in Pakistan World Cup Squad 2023 as Travelling Reserves
Mystery spinner, Abrar Ahmed, is picked in Pakistan squad for upcoming ICC World Cup 2023 as travelling reserves along with Zaman Khan and Mohammad Haris. ODI World Cup 2023 is set to take place in India next month. Abrar has come into contention as Shabab and Mohammad Nawaz poor ODI form has been a cause of concern for Pakistan. Pakistan in dire need of mystery spinners to take quick wickets in the middle overs.
Abrar Ahmed traded in by Quetta Gladiators for PSL 2024
Abrar Ahmed is traded in by Quetta Gladiators from Islamabad United for PSL 2024. Abrar Ahmed is then retained by Quetta Gladiators in the Gold category of PSL. Each team in PSL can retain maximum of eight players while all others players are released before the draft each year.
Abrar Ahmed selected for T20 tour of New Zealand 2024
Abrar Ahmed is selected in Pakistan T20 national squad against New Zealand tour for 2024.Hope he will get some matches there to showcause his hard work and skills. Great opportunity for the lad.
Abrar Ahmed Networth
Abrar Ahmed will earn USD50000 (PKR 14.1 million) by playing in PSL 9. Abrar Ahmed earn PKR 838000 by plyaing a test match. Abrar Ahmed earn PKR 515000 by playing an ODI. Abrar Ahmed earn PKR 372075 by playing a T20 match for Pakistan national team.
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