Shakeel Ahmed (cricketer)

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Shakeel Ahmed
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches32
Runs scored7461
Batting average 14.8030.50
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score3336
Catches/stumpings 4/–0/–

Mohammad Shakeel Ahmed (born 12 November 1971) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1993 and 1995. He is currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He left Pakistan and settled in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he played for Easterns cricket team in the 1998–99 winter, becoming the first Pakistani to play in South African domestic cricket. [1]

He was a wicketkeeper-batsman. [2]

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References

  1. Parvez, Salim; January 2019, Shakeel Ahmed Tuesday 22. "South African Challenges for Pakistan - Shakeel Ahmed". Cricket World.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Shakeel Ahmed". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.