Tanvir Ahmed

Tanvir Ahmed (Balochi: تنويراحمد‎; born 20 December 1978) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer born in Kuwait. Ahmed is mainly a fast-bowler. He played for Pakistan in a first-class match against Worcestershire in the tour of England in 2010[1] He was later chosen to play in the second test in Pakistan's 2010 home series against South Africa in the UAE in which he took six wickets (6/120) during the first innings.[2]

This article is about the Pakistani cricketer. For other people with the same name, see Tanveer Ahmed (disambiguation).
For the Pakistani cricketer who played for domestic teams, see Tanvir Ahmed (cricketer, born 1963).

Tanvir Ahmed
تنويراحمد
Personal information
Full nameTanvir Ahmed
Born (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978
Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 204)20 November 2010 v South Africa
Last Test14 February 2013 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 183)2 May 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI28 May 2011 v Ireland
Only T20I (cap 37)30 December 2010 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2009/10Karachi Blues
2001/02–2004/05Allied Bank Limited
2001/02Public Works Department
2001/02–2010/11Karachi Whites
2003/04Karachi
2004/05-2009Karachi Zebras
2005/06–2006/07Karachi Urban
2005/06ZTBL
2006/07–2008/09Sind
2007/08Baluchistan
2008/09–2009/10Sind Dolphins
2008/09–2010/11Karachi Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 2 132 71
Runs scored 170 18 3,665 494
Batting average 34.00 18.00 20.14 13.35
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/16 0/0
Top score 57 18 90 47
Balls bowled 707 60 23,866 3,082
Wickets 17 2 512 80
Bowling average 26.64 41.50 27.56 36.72
5 wickets in innings 1 0 28 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 8 0
Best bowling 6/120 1/38 8/53 3/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 39/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 November 2013

Early life

He was born in Kuwait but his family returned back to Karachi because of the Gulf War, and he first began to play cricket in the city’s streets at the age of 14.[3]

ODI

Tanvir made his ODI debut on 2 May 2011 in the 4th One Day International against the West Indies, along with Usman Salahuddin, taking 1 wicket for 45 runs off 6 overs.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Tanvir Ahmed has a chance to make his mark". 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. "2nd Test: Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Nov 20–24, 2010". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. Radley, Paul (21 November 2010). "A Kuwait-born seam bowler is Pakistan's latest cricket hero". The National News. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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