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Full name Shahriar Nafees Ahmed
Born January 25, 1986, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Current age 22 years 112 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Bangladesh Under-23s
Batting style Left-hand bat
Relations Brother - Iftekhar Nayem

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

810

138

27.00

1499

54.03

117

ODIs

1839

123*

34.69

2624

70.08

230

T20Is

25.00

147.05

First-class

2290

138

30.53

4021

56.95

List A

2135

147

32.34

3015

70.81

Twenty20

25.00

147.05

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

6.66

List A

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12-14, 2005 scorecard

Last Test

Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v Bangladesh at Nottingham, Jun 21, 2005 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

Only T20I

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2003/04

Last First-class

Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2005

Last List A

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard

Only Twenty20

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

As a left-hand opening batsman, Shahriar Nafees is a rarity among Bangladesh cricketers, and at the age of 19 he was thrust into the Test squad for their maiden tour of England with just five first-class matches behind him. He hadn't fared too badly in those, however, with 350 runs at 35, and his Under-19 coach Richard McInness reckoned he had the talent and temperament to become a future Test captain. With Nafees Iqbal and Javed Omar established as Bangladesh's opening pair, the England trip was a case of watching and learning for Shahriar. He did get an opportunity in the NatWest Series, and cashed in with 75 in the final one-dayer against Australia. He made his Test debut in Sri Lanka in September 2005, and made 51 in his second match. He also got starts in all the one-day games, but converted only one into a fifty. Then in April 2006 he exploded in sensational fashion against the might of Australia, stroking his way to a brilliant hundred, his maiden first-class ton as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah. His stunning 138, with 19 fours, set up a scarcely believable first-day total of 355 for 5 as the Aussies reeled. He added 33 in the second innings, and a brisk 79 in the second Test to show that this was no flash in the pan. Nafees was appointed vice-captain for the Champions Trophy in India in October with the view of grooming a successor for Habibul Bashar. He also won the Bangladesh's cricketer-of-the-year award for 2006. He proved that the accolade wasn't wasted on him by scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe but failed against tougher opposition in the Champions Trophy. His batting was instrumental in Bangladesh's 5-0 rout over Zimbabwe in December 2006.
Andrew Miller February 2007

Mar 18, 2008

Shahriar Nafees guides the ball on his way to 90 not out © TigerCricket.com

Mar 14, 2008

Shahriar Nafees top-scored for Bangladesh with 25 © AFP

Mar 11, 2008

Shahriar Nafees makes an acrobatic save to his right while training © AFP

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