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Born | Kanganpur, Punjab, Pakistan | 14 December 1984|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2014–17 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:PCB,20 March 2021 |
Iftikhar Ahmed (born 14 December 1984) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Faisalabad. [1] [2]
Having played for Kasur in inter-district cricket for several seasons,Ahmed made his first-class debut for Faisalabad in the 2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League,playing in four of the team's six matches in the competition. [3] He also played in three List A matches in the President's Silver Cup One Day. [4] After Faisalabad failed to qualify for first-class cricket the following season,he continued to play for the team in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade‑II competition. He did not play in 2016–17 as Faisalabad won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade‑II to gain promotion, [5] [6] however he returned the following season to play in five of Faisalabad's seven matches in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [3]
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