Shahriar Nafees

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date = 17 September
year = 2008
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Shahriar Nafees Ahmed ( _bn. শাহিরয়ার নাফীস আহেমদ) (born January 25, 1986 in Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer.

Career Story

Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour (2005). Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against Zimbabwe in August 2006. Nafees was appointed vice-captain for the Champions Trophy in India in October 2006 with the view of grooming a successor for Habibul Bashar. The tournament was a successful one for him as he scored his second ODI century, again Zimbabwe were his opponents. He scored his third century against Zimbabwe again in November. Finished 2006 with over 1000 ODI runs, becoming the first Bangladeshi pass that milestone in a calendar year.

Trivia

* Nafees passed Higher Secondary Certificate examination from the prominent St. Joseph Higher Secondary School of Bangladesh, class of 2001. Now studying in Dhaka University.
* Nickname is "Abir"
*Nafees and Ashraful are very good friends as they both got their early cricket lessons from the same teacher Wahidul Gani.
*Nafees is nephew of one of the selectors of bangladesh cricket team and former bangladeshi cricketer Faruk Ahmed.

Career Milestones

Tests

Test Debut: vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2005-2006
* Shahriar Nafees' achieved his best batting score of 138 against Australia, Narayanganj, 2004-2005

ODIs

ODI debut: vs England, Nottingham, 2004-2005
* achieved his highest ODI score against Zimbabwe, Jaipur in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy

Awards

* 2006 - nominated for International Cricket Council Emerging Player of the Year
* 2006 - BCB Cricketer of the Year
* 2006 - BCB Best Batsman of the Year
* 2006 - GrameenPhone-Prothom Alo Sportsperson of the Year

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56153.html Cricinfo profile of Shahriar Nafees]