Iftikhar Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer who is known for hitting huge sixes with explosive power. He emerged as one of the best attacking batsmen in the international circuit in the early 2020s.
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Wiki/Biography
Iftikhar Ahmed (also known as Iftikhar Ahmed) was born on Monday, 3 September 1990 (age 33 years; as of 2023) in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He was interested in playing cricket since childhood and later became a professional cricketer.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his family and siblings.
Iftikhar Ahmed with his family
wife and children
He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Iftikhar Ahmed with his family
Iftikhar Ahmed’s daughter
Religion
He follows Islam.
Iftikhar Ahmed during Hajj
Signature
Iftikhar Ahmed’s autograph
livelihood
domestic
inter-district
He played his first two-day match for Nowshera on 5 May 2010 in the Inter-District Senior Tournament 2010 against Lower Dir and scored 56 runs. He played his first three-day match for Federally Administered Territories in the Inter-District Senior Tournament 2010–09 on 17 July 2008 and scored 44 runs.
First class
He played his first first-class match for Peshawar in the 2011–12 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 18 October 2011, scoring 37 runs in the first innings. He debuted for Water and Power Development Authority in the 2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 12 October 2014, scoring 74 runs in the first innings. He made his debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016, scoring 127 runs in the first innings and 10 runs in the second innings. He debuted for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 14 September 2019, scoring 35 runs in the first innings.
Iftikhar Ahmed with the 2021-2022 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
list one
He played his first List A match for Peshawar Panthers in the 2011–12 One Day National Cup Division Two tournament on 27 February 2012, scoring 17 runs. He made his debut for Water and Power Development Authority in the 2012–13 President’s Cup One Day Tournament on 5 April 2013, scoring 18 runs. He made his debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters in the 2014–15 Pentangular Cup One Day Tournament on 31 December 2014, scoring 11 runs.
Iftikhar Ahmed after playing a match for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
He made his debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2017–18 One Day Cup for Departments on 28 December 2017, scoring 68 runs. He made his debut for Rawalpindi Region in the One Day Cup for Regions Tournament 2017–18 on 25 January 2018 and scored 61 runs. He debuted for Sindh in the 2017–18 Pakistan Cup on 27 April 2018 and scored 116 runs. He played his first match for Punjab in the Pakistan Cup 2018–19 on 2 April 2019 and scored 54 runs.
t-20
He made his T20 debut for Peshawar Panthers in the National T20 Cup 2010–11 on 12 October 2010, scoring 9 runs. He debuted for Peshawar Zone in the National T20 Cup 2016–17 on 26 August 2016 and scored 17 runs. He played his first match for Rawalpindi Zone in the National T20 Cup 2017–18 on 12 November 2017 and scored 2 runs.
Iftikhar Ahmed after winning the domestic T20 tournament
He made his debut for Islamabad Zone in the National T20 Cup 2018–19 on 10 December 2018, scoring 1 run. He made his debut for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National T20 Cup 2019–20 on 13 October 2019. He played for Pakistan Shaheen during their tour of New Zealand in December 2020.
international
Pakistan-A
Examination
He made his Test debut for Pakistan A against Australia on 29 October 2018 and scored 4 runs in the first innings and 45 runs in the second innings.
one day
He played his first ODI for Pakistan A against Kenya at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 16 December 2014 and scored 12 runs. He later played against New Zealand A in 2018.
t-20
He played his first T20I for Pakistan A against New Zealand A on 12 October 2018 and scored 26 runs.
Pakistan
Examination
He made his Test debut on 11 August 2016 against England and scored 4 runs in the first innings.
Iftikhar Ahmed in his first test match
ODI
He played his first ODI match on 13 November 2015 against England and scored 5 runs. He scored his first ODI century on 30 August 2023 with a score of 109 not out against Nepal in the 2023 Asia Cup. He took his first ODI 5 wicket haul against Zimbabwe on 1 November 2020, taking 5 for 40.
Alhamdulillah, an incredible feeling to cross triple figures for the first time in green wearing ⭐️ on my heart.
Truly overwhelmed with all your love.
It’s a wonderful day to have the best seat to watch the master at work @babarazam258,
Great start to the tournament for us! pic.twitter.com/E2zymPdsbN
– Iftikhar Ahmed (@IftiMania) 30 August 2023
t20
He played his first T20I match on 4 March 2016 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2015–16. He scored his first T20I half-century on 5 November 2019, scoring 62 against Australia.
t20 world cup
Their first T20 World Cup was the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in 2022; He scored 114 runs in 7 matches with a strike rate of 122.58 with 2 half-centuries, one against India with 51 runs off 34 balls and the other against South Africa with 51 runs off 35 balls.
Iftikhar Ahmed after scoring a half-century against South Africa
franchise league
Pakistan Super League (PSL)
He played his first PSL match for Karachi Kings on 5 February 2016 in the first season of PSL. He played his first match for Peshawar Zalmi in the 2017 PSL season on 9 February 2017 and helped them win the tournament. He played for the Karachi Kings in the 2020 PSL season and helped them win the tournament. He played for Islamabad United in the 2021 PSL season and for Quetta Gladiators in the 2022 and 2023 PSL seasons.
Iftikhar Ahmed in Quetta Gladiators jersey
Lanka Premier League (LPL)
Iftikhar Ahmed played for Galle Gladiators in the 2022 LPL season; He made his debut on 6 December 2022. He was acquired by Colombo Strikers for the 2023 LPL season for $50,000.
Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL)
He played for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2022 Shpageeza Cricket League held in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Abu Dhabi T10 League
He played for Bangla Tigers in the 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 League.
Iftikhar Ahmed in Bangla Tigers jersey
global t20 canada
He played for Surrey Jaguars in the 2023 Global T20 Canada League and captained the team.
Iftikhar Ahmed with Brian Lara (left) during the 2023 Global T20 Canada League
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)
He played for Fortune Barishal in the 2023 BPL season. He scored his first T20 century by scoring an unbeaten 100 against Rangpur Riders on 19 January 2023.
Jersey number
His jersey number in Pakistan team is 95.
iftikhar ahmed jersey number 95
record
- He made a partnership of 82 runs with Shadab Khan for the sixth wicket against South Africa on 3 November 2022, which is the highest T20I partnership for the sixth wicket for Pakistan.
- He made a partnership of 82 runs with Faheem Ashraf for the 8th wicket against New Zealand on 17 April 2023, which is the highest T20I partnership for the 8th wicket for Pakistan.
- He made a partnership of 214 runs with Babar Azam for the 5th wicket against Nepal on 30 August 2023, which is the highest ODI partnership for the 5th wicket for Pakistan.
- Most expensive foreign player in 2023 Lanka Premier League (LPL)
- Became the second oldest Pakistani player to score an ODI century (on 30 August 2023; at the age of 32 years 361 days)
Favorite
- Vacation destination: New Zealand
Facts/General Knowledge
- Iftikhar Ahmed is a batting all-rounder; His batting style is right-handed, and his bowling style is right-arm off-break.
Iftikhar Ahmed bowling in a match
- He was signed by Kandahar Knights for the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League (APL) season; However, he was not allowed to play in the tournament by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
- He got a golden visa for Dubai in March 2023.
Alhamdulillah, I am honored to receive my Golden Visa from a country I can call my second home. @GDRFADUBAI
Special thanks to Moazzam Qureshi for doing this 🤝🏼 pic.twitter.com/72aZ0M6OaD
– Iftikhar Ahmed (@IftiMania) 28 March 2023
- Before the match against India in the 2023 Asia Cup, some tweets had gone viral, in which it was claimed that Iftikhar had said in an interview that the Indian team has no competition with the Pakistan team and playing against India is like playing against children. Is. Iftikar clarified on Twitter that someone is giving wrong information to the public and he has never said such things.
I have been made aware of this statement which I never made. Actually, no professional cricketer will make such a statement. Please stop spreading fake news and report this person for spreading hatred.@X @Elon Musk Please ban this account because people are abusing blue tick. https://t.co/dmgDEfM9jp pic.twitter.com/fExqNRa9Zk
– Iftikhar Ahmed (@IftiMania) 16 August 2023
- Iftikhar in an interview revealed the story behind his popular name ‘Chacha-e-Cricket’ and said that during the match against Zimbabwe in 2020 in which he claimed his first ODI 5-wicket haul, it was against Babar Azam Was asking to change the field position. Bowling against Brendan Taylor; However, Babar was not doing so. After repeated requests, Babar changed the field and Iftikhar had Taylor caught by the same fielder. Babar jokingly called him Chacha-e-Cricket which went viral and became his popular name. He jokingly said that his own son also calls him by the same name. He is also known as Ifti Chacha.
- Iftikhar hit 6 sixes off the final over of Wahab Riaz for Quetta Gladiators in an exhibition PSL match against Peshawar Zalmi on 5 February 2023. Popular Pakistani player Shahid Afridi praised Iftikhar and called him boom boom.
- There has been speculation about Iftikhar Ahmed’s real age as many fans have claimed that he is much older than his age.
- He often uses the word ‘Bhai’ (brother in English) during his conversations. He is popular for his interactions with other Pakistani players under #IftiMania.
Why are the brothers of yesterday so shy? pic.twitter.com/KZI6MfTy5z
– Iftikhar Ahmed (@IftiMania) 31 August 2023
- He has built a stadium in his village to help underprivileged children.
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