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Iftikhar bats middle order and represents the National team in the T20 format and ODI format, he has also made hits team debut but is doesn't feature in the XI at the moment.

By Omar | Feb 22, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Iftikhar Ahmed is a professional cricketer from Pakistan, he plays the role of an all-rounder in the team, he is a right-hand batter and right-arm off-spinner, Iftikhar bats middle order and represents the National team in the T20 format and ODI format, he has also made hits team debut but is doesn’t feature in the XI at the moment. Aspiring to be a cricketer from a young age, the all-rounder was introduced to play for Peshawar in Faysal Bank T20 Cup and made his debut in Lahore in 2010. However, after a string of ordinary performances in the tournament, he was dropped from the squad. Iftikhar got a major setback in his early days, which forced him to buckle up and improve his batting techniques. In October 2015, England was touring the UAE and Iftikhar Ahmed was named in Pakistan ‘A’ squad. He blasted an impressive 92 against a remarkable bowling attack including James Anderson, Stuart Broad, and Moeen Ali which caught the eyes of the national selectors.

Iftikhar made his ODI debut against England in the second match on November 13, 2015, but once again failed to lay an impression with single-digit scores in both the matches (ODIs) that he played. Ahmed was Initially selected for the 2016 ICC Twenty20 World Cup, but was later dropped due to poor international form. He later made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in the 2016 Asia Cup on March 4, 2016, but failed once again to seal his spot. Ahmed disappointed his fans yet again when he was called up to play his maiden Test match against England in the final match of the series on August 11, 2016. Replacing Mohammed Hafeez who was struggling throughout the series, Iftikhar was dismissed for just 4 runs and his struggle at the international level continued.

The right-handed batsman was forced back to domestic cricket and this is where worked hard and unleashed the beast. He was the leading run-scorer in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy in 2017-18 for his team Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and repeated the feat once again next season. Iftikhar’s career-defining moment came when he made a comeback in the T20 squad in 2019 and smashed a brilliant 62 not out against the Aussies in the second T20I. Iftikhar Ahmed made his return to ODI cricket after 5 years on November 1, 2020, against Zimbabwe in the second ODI and picked up his maiden five-wicket haul. Iftikhar was picked by Islamabad United and then went on to represent the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League. Iftikhar was bagged by the Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League and has become a permanent part of their side.