- Shahriar Nafees
Infobox cricketer biography
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country = Bangladesh
fullname = Shahriar Nafees Ahmed
nickname = Abir
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dayofbirth = 25
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yearofbirth = 1986
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testdebutdate = 12 September
testdebutyear = 2005
testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
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lasttestdate = 29 February
lasttestyear = 2008
lasttestagainst = South Africa
odidebutdate = 21 June
odidebutyear = 2005
odidebutagainst = England
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lastodidate = 12 June
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = India
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matches4 = 73
runs4 = 2,153
bat avg4 = 31.66
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catches/stumpings4 = 14/–
date = 17 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61453/61453.html CricketArchive
cricketarchive.comShahriar Nafees Ahmed ( _bn. শাহিরয়ার নাফীস আহেমদ) (born
January 25 ,1986 inDhaka ) is aBangladesh i 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 forHabibul 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 inDhaka University .
* Nickname is "Abir"
*Nafees and Ashraful are very good friends as they both got their early cricket lessons from the same teacherWahidul Gani .
*Nafees is nephew of one of the selectors of bangladesh cricket team and former bangladeshi cricketerFaruk Ahmed .Career Milestones
Tests
Test Debut: vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2005-2006
* Shahriar Nafees' achieved his best batting score of 138 against Australia, Narayanganj, 2004-2005ODIs
ODI debut: vs England,
Nottingham , 2004-2005
* achieved his highest ODI score against Zimbabwe,Jaipur in the2006 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 YearExternal links
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56153.html Cricinfo profile of Shahriar Nafees]
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