Shahbaz Ahmed is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket matches. He represents Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Shahbaz Ahmed was born on Monday, 12 December 1994 (age 28 years; in 2022) in Mewat District in Haryana. He grew up playing cricket in Mewat. Due to fewer opportunities in Mewat (the most backward district in Haryana as per NITI Aayog report in 2018), he went to Palwal to pursue a professional career in cricket. He played some cricket matches for Gurgaon (Gurugram) district but did not get a place in the Haryana Cricket team. In 2015, he shifted to Bengal, looking for better cricket opportunities.
Career
Shahbaz played for Taman Memorial Club in Bengal for several years before venturing into the Bengal Ranji Trophy in 2018. On 14 December 2018, Shahbaz Ahmed made his first-class cricket debut for Bengal in a Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, at the Hyderabad cricket ground. He won several important matches for Bangalore with his performances.
Shahbaz Ahmed is carried by his teammates after his all-round performance helped Bengal reach the quarter-finals of the 2020 Ranji Trophy
He saw a rapid rise in his career after making his debut in domestic cricket. In the following year, 2019, he was selected to play for India A in the 2019 Deodhar Trophy.
Due to his excellent performance in domestic cricket matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him for INR 20 lakh in the auction for IPL 2020.
On 9 October 2022, he made his ODU debut against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex.
Favourite
Cricketer: MS Dhoni
All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja
Cricket Ground: Eden Park
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