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Full name Shahid Nazir
Born December 4, 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab
Current age 30 years 309 days
Major teams Pakistan,Faisalabad,Gujranwala Cricket Association,Habib Bank Limited,ICL Pakistan XI,Lahore Badshahs,National Bank of Pakistan,Northumberland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
15
19
3
194
40
12.12
418
46.41
0
0
22
2
5
0
ODIs
17
8
7
25
8
25.00
43
58.13
0
0
3
0
4
0
First-class
119
149
29
1509
60*
12.57
0
2
34
0
List A
78
37
19
251
31
13.94
0
0
24
0
Twenty20
5
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
15
28
2234
1272
36
5/53
7/98
35.33
3.41
62.0
0
1
0
ODIs
17
17
810
649
19
3/14
3/14
34.15
4.80
42.6
0
0
0
First-class
119
17659
9099
434
7/39
20.96
3.09
40.6
18
1
List A
78
3563
2435
100
5/30
5/30
24.35
4.10
35.6
1
1
0
Twenty20
5
5
105
106
8
4/11
4/11
13.25
6.05
13.1
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Oct 17-21, 1996 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 26-28, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Sep 1, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Feb 19, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1995/96
Last First-class
Habib Bank Limited v Water and Power Development Authority at Sheikhupura, Nov 19-22, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan International Airlines at Lahore, Mar 23, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Faisalabad Wolves v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Abbottabad Rhinos v Faisalabad Wolves at Karachi, Dec 24, 2006 scorecard
Profile
Shahid Nazir, like Fazl-e-Akbar, is from a school of fast-medium pacers who have lorded over the domestic circuit without quite ridding people of the suspicion that they lacked something to make an impact internationally. As a fast-medium bowler of healthy pace, Nazir's entry into international cricket in 1996-97 was impressive enough. Seven wickets on debut against Zimbabwe were impressive but ultimately overshadowed by Wasim Akram's 257. It has been the way with his career so far.
His pace and ability to swing and seam the ball, extravagantly in helpful conditions, meant he played a vital part in Pakistan's only triangular triumph in Australia (the Carlton & United series in 1996-97) in the final stages though his contribution was overshadowed by the emergence of Mohammad Zahid and the blistering pace he generated earlier in the tournament.
Essentially that period - match-fixing rife, Wasim and Waqar in confrontation, Aaqib Javed on the decline and splits in the team - marked Nazir's best opportunity to cement a place for himself. He didn't and was soon plying his trade - albeit very successfully - on the domestic circuit. At some point, all that domestic success had to keep him in the frame, especially with Pakistan's first-choice pace attack after the 2003 World Cup so injury-prone. It eventually did with a recall to the squad in 2005; he didn't play any role for some time but with Pakistan missing three front-line pacers on the tour to England in 2006, there was always a chance that he would return. So it was, at the third Test at Headingley - a ground ideal for his brand of bowling - that Nazir returned to Test cricket, over seven years after his last Test.
He played in the series against West Indies and toured South Africa but could only manage 13 wickets in five matches. The emergence of Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul affected Nazir's hopes of a comeback, which he jeopardised further by joining the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. Osman Samiuddin (February 2008)
