Aamer Sajjad (born 5 February 1981) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, he played first-class cricket from 2002 to 2018.
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Full name | Aamer Sajjad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 41) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001-02 to 2004-05 | Lahore Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004-05 to 2015-16 | Water and Power Development Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-06 to 2012-13 | Lahore Shalimar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 12 April 2016 |
In 2009-10 he scored more runs than anybody else in the Pakistan season, finishing with 1435 runs at an average of 68.33.[1] Opening the batting for Water and Power Development Authority against Sui Southern Gas Company, he made 289, adding 580 for the second wicket with Rafatullah Mohmand.[2] It is the highest second-wicket partnership, and the second-highest partnership of all, in first-class cricket history.[3]
He was selected for the Pakistan A tours of Sri Lanka in August and September 2010, and the West Indies in November. When the regular captain, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, was absent, he often captained the Water and Power Development Authority team. In February 2021, he began to undertake coaching courses with the Pakistan Cricket Board.[4]