Mohammad Shahzad
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About
Cricket wicket-keeper who has gained fame for representing Afghanistan internationally, including at the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. He finished 2016 as the #8 ranked batsman in the ICC Twenty20 player rankings.
Before Fame
He first joined Afghanistan's national cricket team for the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifying tournament.
Trivia
He was named the ICC affiliate and associate player of the year in 2016. He played domestic cricket with the Paktia Panthers of the Twenty20 Afghanistan Premier League in 2018.
Family Life
While originally born in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, he grew up with his family in a refugee camp within Peshawar, Pakistan.
Associated With
He and Mohammad Nabi played as teammates for Afghanistan's national cricket squad at the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
