Iftikhar Ahmed is a well-known Pakistani cricketer, know his real age and wife
Find out more about his background, career, and much more.
The Pakistan vs. New Zealand ODI series finally ended as the visitors avoided the whitewash to restore their prestige after four consecutive games earlier. However, it was a big moment for Pakistan, as it won four straight ODIs on home soil after a long time.
In the last match, from the Kiwis’ side, Tom Latham and Will Young put up strong performances with the bat, while Henry Shipley wreaked havoc with the ball, as New Zealand gave it their all in the last game, winning by 47 runs.
However, Iftikhar Ahmed’s brilliant 94 off 72 balls for Pakistan, garnered more media attention. He remained unbeaten till the very end, even though his team lost the game. Afterward, he expressed his regret on Twitter over the teamโs loss. On Twitter, he wrote,
I am sorry Pakistan. We shouldโve ended on the right side of the match, but it wasnโt to be. Nevertheless, I am enjoying my cricket and thankful for the return to ODI arena. #IftiMania
Since then, he has become a trending topic of discussion, with many people trying to find out more about him. So, hereโs what we know about him:
Cricketer Iftikhar Ahmed biography, real age, height, wife, centuries, stats, PSL team, Twitter
Iftikhar Ahmed is a well-known Pakistani cricketer. He has been in the news because he played a brilliant 94 off 72 balls for Pakistan against New Zealand in the last ODI match of the five-match series.
He was born on September 3, 1990, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He holds Pakistani nationality and is of Pashtun descent. He studied till class 10th.
His height is 5 feet 10 inches, or 178 cm. He is currently 32 years old.
Wife:ย Unmarried
Age:ย 32 Years
Jersey Number:ย 95
Height:ย 5 feet 10 inches
Nationality: Pakistani
Height: 1.78 m
Number of centuries: 0
Batting: Right-handed
Dates joined: 2022 (Quetta Gladiators), 2021 (Islamabad United)
Current teams: Quetta Gladiators (All-rounder)
His career
Pakistan dropped from the number 1 to the number 3 spot in the ICC ODI ranking in less than 48 hours.
BTW Well Played Talibani Iftikhar Ahmed ๐ #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/bX0qBmUukC
— Sir BoiesX ๐ฏ (@BoiesX45) May 7, 2023
Iftikhar Ahmed was chosen to play for Peshawar in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup after engaging in a substantial amount of club cricket, and he made his debut in Lahore in 2010. While England was touring the UAE in October 2015, he was chosen to play for Pakistan’s “A” team and madeย an amazing 92 runs.
Later, he was chosen for the senior team for the ODI series and made his ODI debut in the second game. However, his performance in the two games was lackluster, with scores of 5 and 3. He made his test debut in 2016 when he took Mohammad Hafeez’s position in the middle order during Pakistan’s four-match test series against England. Yet he once again delivers a bad performance.
Due to this, Iftikhar Ahmed was compelled to return to domestic cricket to better himself. He started to get better, and his consecutive century in 2017 helped Peshawar win the Regional One-Day Cup. He frequently becomes a leading scorer for his franchise in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and domestic games.
Eventually, the Pakistan Cricket Board gave him a central contract and then placed him on the team for Pakistan’s series against Sri Lanka in September 2019. He recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket in November 2020 when taking on Zimbabwe.