Sarfraz Ahmed (سرفراز احمد ) who is the current skipper of the Pakistan Cricket Team in all 3 formats of the games and is a wicket-keeper-batsman who plays international cricket for Pakistan. He replaced Azhar Ali as Pakistan One Day International captain following the 2016 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in India. Sarfraz replaced Misbah-ul-Haq and became Pakistan 32nd Test Team Captain. He became part of Pakistan Squad for Cricket World Cup 2015, he got a chance in the 5th match of the event against South Africa where he scored 49 runs of 49 balls and took 6 catches in the same match and levelled world record as wicket-keeper for most dismissals in a single match.
He also equalled Adam Gilchrist’s record for most dismissals as a wicket-keeper in a single World Cup innings by dismissing 6 batsmen. Under his captaincy, Pakistan became champions by winning ICC Champions Trophy in June 2017. Sarfraz Ahmed became the youngest cricketer to be awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in March 2018. Sarfraz represented Quetta Gladiators as skipper during all Pakistan Super League season since 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. His team struggled through all PSL season to won the title but due to the absence of major squad in the knockout stage, they didn’t win the title.
- Sarfraz Ahmed replace Kamran Akmal as a wicket-keeper batsman when he made his One Day International debut for Pakistan in November 2007 against India.
- His team Quetta Gladiators won the title for the first time in the fourth season of Pakistan Super League 2019.
- In Sarfraz captaincy, Pakistan won ICC U-19 World Cup in 2006 and defeated India in the final in a low-scoring encounter.
- Sarfraz Ahmed captained Bengal Tigers during the inaugural edition of the T10 League in UAE.
Awards & Achievements
- PCB’s Outstanding Player of the year: 2017
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2018) - Pakistan’s third highest civilian award.
- PCB’s Spirit of cricket award: 2018
Sarfraz Ahmed Career Stats
| Match Format | Test | ODI | T20 | First Class |
| Matches | 43 | 95 | 53 | 143 |
| Runs Scored | 2,457 | 1,816 | 745 | 7,423 |
| 100s/50s | 3/16 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 10/52 |
| Highest | 112 | 105 | 89* | 213* |
| 6s/4s | 8/268 | 10/148 | 14/74 | – |
| Batting Averages | 39.00 | 33.01 | 28.65 | 40.78 |
| Strike Rate | 70.99 | 86.2 | 128.66 | – |
| Balls Bowled | – | 12 | – | 4 |
| Wickets | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Averages | – | 7.5 | – | – |
| 5-Wickets Haul | – | – | – | – |
| Best Bowling | – | – | – | – |
| Catches/Stumps | 146/21 | 98/23 | 32/10 | 471/49 |
| ICC Batting Rankings | 40 | 49 | 47 | – |
| ICC Bowling Rankings | – | – | – | – |
Sarfraz Records as Captain
| Matches Format | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % |
| Test | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 33% |
| ODI | 35 | 21 | 13 | – | – | 1 | 62% |
| T20 | 33 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | 88% |
Sarfraz Ahmed Profile
| Full Name | Sarfraz Ahmed |
| Date of Birth | 22 May 1987, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Current Age | 31 Years |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7) |
| Nickname | Saifi |
| T-Shirt No. | 54 |
| Playing Roll | Wicketkeeper-batsman, Pakistan captain |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm off break |
| Test Debut | 14 January 2010 v Australia (Cap-198) |
| ODI Debut | 18 November 2007 v India (Cap-156) |
| T20 Debut | 19 February 2010 v England (Cap-36) |
| Last Test | 11 January 2019 v South Africa |
| Last ODI | 25 January 2019 v South Africa |
| Last T20 | 4 November 2018 v New Zealand |
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| Major Teams | Pakistan, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Harbour, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Under-19s, Quetta Gladiators, Sind, Yorkshire |